Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Lymphatic drainage can be helpful in reducing this type of edema because the cause is a reduced functioning of the lymph system. Other causes of edema can be a chemical imbalance in the body caused by liver disease, diabetes, or a variety of other ailments.
Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (LDT) is a gentle, rhythmical treatment rather than a massage, which improves the activity of the lymph vessels by mild mechanical stretches on the wall of the lymph collectors.f the lymph system is sluggish, toxins hang around in the body creating more potential for inflammation and therefore illness and weakness to invading virusâ and bacteria. Lymphatic drainage therapy has a positive effect on the following conditions: 1  Stimulation of the lymphatic system.