Moving on with more Top Sugar Land Chiropractors manual therapy which the last one we talked about is cupping therapy. Today the topic will be edema. What is edema? Edema is swelling that is caused by excessive fluid accumulation in the body tissues. Edema can actually occur in any part of the body. So, massage therapy can actually help edema. You may ask how but if you hold your horses for a second you will see that I am about to get into that. Massage therapy will help by directing Top Sugar Land Chiropractors pressure to the skin and the muscle areas that have been affected by edema. Your lymphatic system is activated during this process and the fluid drains away naturally. Getting the lymph nodes to become activated gets the body to naturally drain away from the excess fluid accumulation that is causing edema in the first place. Edema can affect anyone but this condition mostly affects women who are pregnant and adults that are 65 years or older. Mild cases of edema usually go away on their own. There is no exact occurrence of this condition. You may ask how can edema affect the body. Parts of oneís body will start to increase in size. What do I mean by this? It just means those parts will begin to swell. When body parts begin to swell this can prevent you from completing tasks that you to on a daily. But by doing the normal things like elevating the swollen Top Sugar Land Chiropractors body part and making sure it gets rest then it will help you feel better and reduce the swelling. What are some symptoms of edema? So, the obvious symptom is swelling. So, the symptoms of swelling may include the following.
1. You notice an area of your body larger than it was a day ago.
2. Mild pain or a sore feeling in the affected area.
3. Having a difficult time walking.
4. If the skin over the area that is swollen looks either stretched or shiny.
These are only a few symptoms to look out for. Did you know there is a thing called massage therapy. Massage therapy helps by directing pressure to the skin and muscle areas that are being affected by edema. The lymphatic system actually is activated in this process and the fluids drain away naturally. The activation of the lymph nodes gets the body to naturally drain away from all the excess fluid accumulation that causes edema to begin with. Lymphedema massage which you may know it as Top Sugar Land Chiropractors manual lymphatic drainage or lymph drainage therapy is just a gentle massage that helps the bodyís lymphatic system to start moving and reinforcing the immune function. Most likely you will need more than one session, but it is important to discuss your symptoms to you massage therapists. Next blog we will get into depth with manual lymphatic drainage and how it is done. So, keep your eyes out for the next blog if you are interested.