MLD Clinic

11/05/2025

AWS (axillary web syndrome or cording) impacts up to 30% of those with breast cancer. It brings sharp pain when stretching and using your arm. Read how MLD therapy shortens recovery time.
https://mldclinic.ca/f/axillary-cording-is-in-the-pits-literally

The axilla (unceremoniously known as your armpit) rests at the intersection of lymphatic, circulatory, muscular, skeletal and nervous systems. When there’s a problem near this hub, you’ll soon feel it. Any injury or surg...

10/25/2025

A quick peek at just some of the stories we cover on Circulate - the Swelling Blog. When swelling is part of your life, for a short time or permanently, you have questions. Delve into it at https://mldclinic.ca/circulate%3A-swelling-blog








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You have a lot of questions. We have answers. Read Circulate - the blog about swelling at mldclinic.ca.

10/25/2025

Good conversations and care begin with questions. And boy, do we get them! Our blog "Circulate" covers the generalities and nuances of swelling assessment, care and management. Check out our current stories at https://mldclinic.ca/circulate%3A-swelling-blog

10/25/2025

Good conversations and care begin with questions. And boy, do we get them! Our blog aims to highlight both the generalities and nuances that are intrinsic to swelling assessment, therapy and management. Check out the current stories at https://mldclinic.ca/circulate%3A-swelling-blog.

10/23/2025

The classic signs of inflammation are heat, pain, redness, swelling and reduced function. And there's a way to treat them. Read on.
https://mldclinic.ca/f/acute-and-chronic-inflammation-soothing-the-fiery-beast

With age comes wisdom. And inflammation. So much so, there’s even a term coined for it: inflammaging. If you’ve been paying attention, inflammation is having a moment, becoming one of the buzz words in wellness. Let’s lo...

10/08/2025

Surgery marks the moment joints are replaced, cancers removed, repairs and enhancements achieved. The next step is lymphatic therapy.

Immediately post op – as soon as you’re able to attend sessions – MLD calms acute pain and swelling. In the weeks (and months) after, MLD helps bring you back to better. Let the healing begin!

Give us a call and visit https://mldclinic.ca/surgery-and-swelling

09/23/2025

Your experience of chronic swelling is uniquely yours. And we find there's value in learning and knowing about others' experiences. Here is Sophie's story.
https://mldclinic.ca/f/a-case-in-point-%E2%80%93-arm-swelling-and-decongestive-therapy

The problem: A mastectomy and radiation therapy set off our client Sophie’s arm swelling. Sixteen months after cancer treatments she found the MLD Clinic. “I was enjoying life and the swelling didn’t bother me until it ...

09/23/2025

There's lots you can do to care for and manage chronic swelling from lymphedema. First off, get assessed and get solid advice. Then consider MLD (manual lymphatic drainage therapy) and other ways to ease symptoms and improve your day to day. Everyone's journey with lymphedema is different. Let's figure yours out together. Read up on it at https://mldclinic.ca/treating-lymphedema and give us a call.

09/19/2025

Here's the thing: While swelling is part of your body's natural response to damage and disease, it shouldn't linger. The reality is swelling can appear at any time for anyone. It may stem from a new or longtime health issue. And some are born with a chronic swelling condition -- or acquire it throughout life, as often happens with lymphedema. What's your swelling telling you? Take the quiz and find out. https://mldclinic.ca/why-we-swell

09/12/2025

Lymphedema develops where your lymphatic system sustains damage -- usually from trauma or disease. That damage slows or stops normal movement of lymph, which then gathers in tissues and produces aching, inflammation and swelling and host of other symptoms. Learn more https://mldclinic.ca/treating-lymphedema

08/01/2025

One morning you wake up and say to yourself, "Today's the day I figure out my swelling." It's your watershed moment.

Ever see a beaver dam under construction? On recent walks in a nearby park, I observed the progress of our industrious (and adorable) national symbol as it altered a watercourse. A babbling brook made trickling over a ma...

03/07/2025

We're making a change for the better at www.mldclinic.ca
Check out our fab, new website! This means some previous post links may be defunct. We'll be updating our FB page with lots of great new content...in the meantime enjoy the new site.😀