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Is Lymph Treatment Right for You?
What Is Lymph?
The Lymphatic System is one of the body’s most important—yet often overlooked—circulatory systems. Working alongside the blood vascular system, it helps maintain healthy fluid balance, supports immune function, transports fats from the digestive system, and removes cellular waste, proteins, toxins, and other byproducts from the tissues.
Unlike the cardiovascular system, the Lymphatic System does not have a heart to pump it. Instead, lymph moves through the body with the help of breathing, muscle movement, healthy connective tissue, and the natural contraction of lymphatic vessels.
Why Does It Matter?
When the Lymphatic System becomes overwhelmed, injured, or congested, fluid and waste products can accumulate within the tissues. This may contribute to swelling, feelings of heaviness or tightness, discomfort, slowed healing, reduced mobility, and decreased overall well-being.
Lymphatic congestion can occur for many reasons, including surgery, cancer treatment, injury, inflammation, infection, scar tissue, chronic health conditions, or prolonged inactivity.
Supporting healthy lymphatic function can help optimize the body’s natural healing processes, improve tissue health, reduce swelling, and enhance comfort and quality of life.
At NM Wellness, Lymphatics, & Rehabilitation, treatment is individualized to your unique needs. Whether you are managing lymphedema, recovering from surgery, addressing chronic swelling, or simply looking to better understand and care for your body, our goal is to help you move toward greater function, confidence, and well-being through evidence-informed, compassionate care.
Understanding your Lymphatic System is often the first step toward understanding your body as a whole. With greater understanding healing can happen…
Patricia Marie Hūband,
OT, CLT, LMT
With more than 30 years of experience helping people recover, heal, and move/live better, Patricia Marie Huband brings together a unique blend of rehabilitation, lymphatic therapy, and patient education. Her background includes Athletic Training, Massage Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and specialized certification in Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) for the treatment of lymphedema and other lymphatic conditions.
Patricia believes that understanding your body is one of the most powerful tools for improving your health. She is passionate about translating complex anatomy and physiology into practical, personalized care that empowers individuals to participate in their own healing journey.
Whether you are recovering from surgery, managing lymphedema, living with chronic swelling or pain, or seeking greater function and well-being, Patricia is committed to providing compassionate care tailored to your individual needs.
Medical and Wellness
Lymphatic Health Support
Manual Lymphatic Cleansing
Gentle, rhythmic, specialty techniques that manually manipulates the Lymphatic System; our body’s “garbage disposal”. Lymphatic congestion can take on many forms, such as: chronic swelling, sinus, skin and digestive congestion plus poor circulation and fatigue can be addressed with Manual Lymphatic Cleansing sessions.
Lymphedema Treatment
Lymphedema is chronic (long term) swelling (edema) of a body part, most often in the extremities. Lymphedema can set on as a result of common health challenges such as: lymph node removal, radiation, heart conditions, trauma, infections, etc. Treatment of Lymphedema consists of a 4 part Complete Decongestive Therapy Program (CDT). The goal of therapy is to reduce swelling and maintain the reduction.
Manual & Rehabilitative Therapy
an approach to treatment that is outcome based. The majority of the session focuses on a(n) specific area(s) of limitation and/or pain and discomfort. Physical improvement can be qualitatively measured. Functional and performance based restrictions are addressed.
Informative Blogs
LYMPHATIC HEALTH
The Lymphatic System is our body’s “garbage disposal”. It is a major component of our immune system. Its job is to help rid the body of excess waste, fluid, foreign substances and toxins. In order for The Lymphatic System to function properly it must rely on routine physical movement, deep diaphragmatic breathing and/or manual, hands-on, manipulation – ie. “MLD” massages.
Manual Therapy
Manual Therapy is an ancient approach to healing and health. Touch therapy helps to rejuvenate and revitalize balance and wellness on all levels of health: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Your life can most certainly be improved by massage!
LYMPHEDEMA
Lymphedema is chronic (long-term) swelling; most often in the extremities of the body – arms and legs. Lymphedema is an abnormal accumulation of protein-rich fluid, lymph fluid – which contains only a small % of water. The excess Lymphatic fluid builds-up within the interstitial (tissue) spaces of the body. Lymphedema can be a congenital condition (primary) or an acquired condition (secondary).
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What Clients Have to Say:
Patricia@NMWLR.com
Phone
(505) 433-1272
Location
2501 Rio Grande Blvd NW
ALIGN THERAPY CENTER
Albuquerque, NM 87104