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Lymphatic Enhancement Therapy (LET)

Designed to optimize your lymphatic system for a revitalized and happier you

Basic overview of the therapy

This therapy is designed to detoxify soft tissue, bolster immune system function by accelerating lymphatic flow, and reduce stress in the body. It helps reduce swelling and congestion in the tissues, which is often a contributing factor to long term discomfort. The results are cumulative, and a series of sessions is the most effective way to achieve the best results.

Who can benefit from LET

As long as there are no *contraindications (see below), anyone. However, peoples' sensitivity levels need to be considered, and are assessed early on. It is safe for infants up to elderly, and even animals, including household pets and livestock.

  • Specific Conditions (LET) Will Help
    • Lymphedema - If the limb is very swollen, the work will not reverse it. However, this work helps symptoms greatly. Prevention of this condition is where this work makes more of a difference, or in its early stages.
    • Cold / Flu - reduction in duration.
    • Tinnitus - reduces that day, but long-lasting results take more sessions.
    • Nasal and Sinus Congestion - Immediate for acute issues, scar tissue needs time to accept the work.
    • Dental Issues - post surgery or infection. Pre-surgery helps keep tissue healthy.
    • TMJ - Helps to reduce the tension around the jaw, and at the base of the skull.
    • Acne - cleans tissue internally so deeper-seated eruptions don't occur.
    • Under eye puffiness - drains the fluid out of the area.
    • Swollen Lymph nodes in neck - this flushes them and reduces them in size. The exception is serious illness.
    • Swelling at the clavicle area - this is where lymph drains into the blood and is often congested.
    • Breast Tenderness / Swelling / infection - reduction in swelling and discomfort in breast & underarm.
    • Blocked Mammary Duct - this will move the blockage 95% of the time.
      *Breast milk needs to be discarded for 12 hours after a session.
    • Scar Tissue - Either internal or external. This takes a longer series of sessions.
    • Lipomas - benign fatty tumors. About 50% of the time, these dissolve in 1 or 2 visits. If it doesn’t react at all, the work will not make it go away.
    • Joint stiffness - often there's fluid around the joint, or in a joint closer to the drainage point, preventing flow. This helps to bring back range of motion.
    • Heavy feeling in limbs - usually a structural blockage at underarm or groin. Often the whole body is congested if the legs are swollen, and getting to that area requires several visits. Arm swelling has slightly quicker results, but still requires several visits. This also usually requires maintenance throughout the year.
    • Digestive Issues - Most of the lymph is in the abdomen, surprisingly. This reduces the waste around the organs and aids in digestion, as the small intestine cannot digest everything. Excess protein and all dairy are processed by the lymphatic system. Keeping the lymph system clean in the digestive system also allows for more effective absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, as those are delivered through the lymph system.
    • Reproductive Issues - Fibroids, cysts, scars, sexual dysfunction, discomfort, and many other issues in this area will benefit. There is often a lot of scar tissue from childbirth, abdominal surgeries, and endometriosis. The sessions will help to get all the waste out of the area so the tissues can heal. These conditions often require several sessions and maintenance.
    • Leg Swelling - This condition is surprisingly challenging, because the lymph needs to travel all the way up to the clavicle on the left side. Usually there is a lot of blockages in the abdomen that has built up in the tissue for years. They will notice a reduction in swelling even when I don't work their legs because of this. Swollen legs often have waste that has been there for an extended period, and is compounded by active diseases, so this specific challenge often requires consistent work to be effective.
    • Cancer - This is listed as a contraindication on the Arcturus website. That is because they want people addressing cancer with this treatment to take the training. This helps to get the chemotherapy out of the body as quickly as possible after it's done its job and makes a major difference in the associated pain in the nerves. This also helps to clear out the dead tumor cells, as they swell to approximately 5 times their size when they die and can cause a major backup if left to sit in the tissue. There are many other applications for this work around cancer especially, that can be covered prior to an appointment.
    • Orthopedic Problems - Occasionally, these issues will have dramatic pain reduction. Range of motion is helped also.
  • What (LET) Doesn't Help

    Structural issues, especially in the back. Disc problems, spinal problems, etc. This will help reduce general back pain because it decreases inflammation in the soft tissue, but it won't correct the issue.

    Also, please note that LET is not a lymphatic drainage massage. It is more of an accelerated cleaning of the lymph system and may be too intense for some people.

  • What to do ahead of your session

    Be well hydrated for a day or so before your visit, and afterward. No lotion or cream on the skin, or deodorant. Then can be brought with and put on after. Eating a light meal is ok beforehand, but not a large one.

  • What to expect during a session

    The treatments are done in a massage setting, but this is not a massage. You will need to disrobe but are covered during the session. There is delicate manual work that targets specific lymphatic structures, but most of the session is done using a modality called the Arcturus Star Products Aria. This device uses several different types of vibrational energy that are recognized by the body to encourage healing. The machine works in 3 ways:

    • Electrostatic Current - A safe, highly regulated electrostatic field. This is an electric current at extremely low amperage. This current activates the parasympathetic nervous system (turns off "fight or flight" response) and puts the body into a deeply relaxed state, allowing lymph vessels to relax and dilate. This current also ionizes the tissue, which causes waste that is collected and sitting in the soft tissue to break apart and move into the lymph system to be flushed out of the body. The effect is profoundly calming – especially for those suffering with anxiety / fear / emotionally connected issues to physical challenges. This current does not heat the tissue or cause muscle contraction.
    • Sound Waves – Frequencies (between 0 and 1,000 hz), as well as their harmonics are also emitted from the Aria. These sound waves oscillate through the whole spectrum of frequencies and harmonics to resonate in the body with specific organs and tissues, helping to restore them to a balanced state. These sound waves also have a mechanical effect on the waste in the tissue, colliding with it to break it up.
    • Light Therapy - Near infrared, red LED, and blue light are also used. Near Infrared and red light help to reduce inflammation, swelling and discomfort. The blue light helps to balance the hormones in the body.
  • What to expect after a session

    The treatment itself feels very gentle and delicate, however, the work encourages detoxification of tissue that may have many years of waste and toxins built up. Most people will feel a little current and some fluid movement in the neck. A list of possible sensations is below.

    Most Common Side Effects

    • Postnasal drainage
    • Feeling the need to swallow
    • Feeling tired or sleepy
    • Darker or more intense urine
    • More plentiful bowel movement
    • Jaw and clavicles more visible
    • Easier breathing if sinuses were congested
    • Brain fog reduction
    • Deep sleep the night of a session
    • Better range of motion in shoulder / knee / hip

    Most Common Side Effects

    • Mild nausea
    • Slight headache
    • Slight dizziness
    • Feeling flu-like symptoms
    • Anxious (this is usually brief - during a session)

    *Symptoms are far less likely if you’re hydrated.

    Some people are more sensitive to bodywork or are just very sensitive in general. Something that is important to know in preparation for a visit is to be well hydrated both before and after. This will usually prevent most issues. There are other people who will literally feel nothing during or after a treatment. That doesn't mean they didn't get the benefits.

    Occasionally, a person may experience an emotional release, or feel “lighter” on the inside after their session. Often, the energy of a traumatic event can seemingly be stored in a physical place – usually around the injured area. Because the work is detoxifying the body at the cellular level, sometimes those releases can be quite profound. This situation is handled per the client’s needs if it arises.

  • *Precautions
    • Breast feeding moms need to dump their milk for 12 hours after a session.
    • If someone is diagnosed with cancer, whether or not they are treating it.
    • Breast Implants – work is done around the breast, but not on it directly.
    • Pacemaker - The area immediately around it will be left alone, but the session is 100% safe.

    *PEMF IS FORBIDDEN FOR PEOPLE WITH A PACEMAKER*

  • *Contraindications
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Known blood clots, DVT, AVM, carotid blockage, or high stroke potential/history
    • Pregnant

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617.389.3828