Comparison of Manual Lymph Drainage Therapy and Connective Tissue Massage in Women with Fibromyalgia

Lymphatic Drainage Therapy was found to be more effective than massage for the treatment of fibromyalgia:

“For this particular group of patients, both MLDT and CTM appear to yield improvements in terms of pain, health status, and HRQoL. The results indicate that these manual therapy techniques might be used in the treatment of PFM. However, MLDT was found to be more effective than CTM according to some subitems of FIQ (morning tiredness and anxiety) and FIQ total score. Manual lymph drainage therapy might be preferred; however, further long-term follow-up studies are needed.”

Source:  Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics via PubMed