The aim of this study is to describe the short-term effects of manual lymph drainage MLD isolated in supraclavicular area in healthy subjects. A 4-week cross-sectional, double-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted. Participants: 24 healthy participants between 18 and 30 years old were recruited from Universidad Europea de Madrid from December to September A total of four groups were studied: control, placebo, Vodder, and Godoy.
The order of the interventions was randomized. Resting Heart Rate and Oxygen Saturation, blood pressure, pressure pain threshold of trapezius muscle, respiratory rate, range of active cervical movements were measured before and after every intervention. All the participants fulfilled four different interventions with a one-week-wash-out period. No statistically significant differences were found between groups in descriptive data; neither in saturation of oxygen, diastolic blood pressure and cervical range of motion.
MLD decreases systolic blood pressure in healthy participants. However, it does not produce any changes in other physiologic outcomes maintaining physiologic values, which may suggest the safety of the technique in patients suffering from other pathologies. Keywords: cardiovascular system; manual lymphatic drainage; musculoskeletal system; physical therapy.
Abstract The aim of this study is to describe the short-term effects of manual lymph drainage MLD isolated in supraclavicular area in healthy subjects.
