Postoperative Care

Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) and Swedish Massage are both highly effective non-pharmacological treatment modalities to decrease pain, anxiety, swelling, bruising, scar tissue and infection risk in post-surgical patients. That’s why making the choice to work with an RMT who:

• Has received comprehensive training in thin MLD techniques; 

• Is aware of and able to treat the issues that may arise following surgery (specifically the swelling and ‘thickening’ of the tissue surrounding the surgical site); and

• Can recognize the conditions that signal underlying problems that are contraindications for MLD treatment post surgery: in which case the practitioner would refer to an appropriate health care provider.​

​is your best bet for relief of postoperative discomfort and other associated symptoms.

​A 2007 study, published in the JAMA’s Archives of Surgery found that Swedish Massage – which releases the body's endorphins or natural painkillers – in conjunction with regular pain medication, significantly improved patient pain and anxiety after major surgery