Why should you switch from an office chair to sitting on an exercise ball, you ask?  We'll tell you why.
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1. It relieves low back pain.

• As the office manager of His Therapy, I can genuinely say I was starting to get low back pain from sitting in an office chair for 6+ hours each day.  This was when I grabbed one of our exercise balls, and I will never go back! 

     2.  It tones core muscles.

• With an exercise ball, you are no longer relying on the back of a chair to keep you propped up.  Instead, you must engage your core to maintain balance (this will happen subconsciously), which will lead to an increase in overall core strength! 

     3.  It burns extra calories.

• How can you not bounce up and down when you sit on an exercise ball?  It's the only exercise in the office you can do while you take phone calls, send emails, and do all your online marketing!  Even as I'm typing up this blog post, I'm bouncing!

     4.  It's CHEAPER!

• ​The best size ball for your office is anywhere from 68-75 cm. and can be found on Amazon for only $16.99!

     5.  It is AWESOME for your pelvic floor health.

Ask our His Therapy staff to order your exercise ball the next time you come in; it will be shipped to us in the next two business days and will be ready and waiting at our office for you when you return for your follow-up treatment! :)

Manual Lymphatic Drainage was founded by Dr. Emil Vodder in 1932, a massage therapist in Denmark, who utilized gentle, rhythmic techniques to encourage the flow of the lymphatic system when he realized his clients were suffering from swollen lymph nodes and colds from the dampness of their homeland. The colds of his patients vanished. Thus supported by his successes, he developed MLD.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a very specific treatment therapy that is designed to increase the movement of lymph and interstitial fluid. The basic hand techniques adapted in MLD follow the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system, and are very specific along the "pathways" the lymph follow.

Conditions Manual Lymphatic Drainage may help include:

• sprains
• whiplash
• hematomas
• edema (post-surgical, pregnancy-induced, injury-related)
• fibromyalgia
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• rheumatoid arthritis 
• scleroderma
• complex regional pain syndrome
• migraines and sinus headaches
• fibrocystic breast disease
• lyme disease
• diabetes
• inflammation
• lymphedema
• lupus
• traumatic brain injures
• multiple sclerosis

It is theorized since the lymphatic system does possess immunological functions, promoting lymph formation and encouraging lymphatic drainage likely has a benefit on overall immunity. Though detoxification and enhanced immunity are not proven results of the application of MLD, MLD is frequently utilized and promoted as such. 

Being the application of strokes in MLD is so gentle and noninvasive, it is one of the best and most accepted forms of manual therapy for those that are adverse to touch, or those that are normally in too much pain to receive it.

If you are interested in how Manual Lymphatic Drainage could benefit you, call or text our certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist, Kelly Madeira, LMBT (Lic. #11269), CMLDT, at (864)-593-0905, for more information.