by Fiona Palmer | Aug 31, 2026 | Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
The Pelvis Isn’t an Island Beyond the Pelvic Floor: Fluid, Pressure and the Pelvis Following the lymphatics through familiar anatomical territory Sometimes learning something new doesn’t take you somewhere new. Sometimes it brings you back to where you started — with...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 30, 2026 | Anatomy, Breast Cancer, Oncology Massage, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
I Was Taught Not to Fight the Scar. Does the Science Still Agree? TGF-β, fibroblasts, fascia, lymphatics — and what nearly 30 years of mechanobiology might tell us about the way we use our hands Every now and again I go back to an old textbook and realise that...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 30, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Oncology Massage, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
When the Tissue Changes: What Are We Actually Treating? Lymphoedema, fibrosis, inflammation — and why “hard swelling” doesn’t tell us enough Sometimes an image makes me stop. Not necessarily because I agree with every word on it, but because it makes me think. I...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 28, 2026 | Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
FASCIA & LYMPHATICS Neighbours, Partners… or an Overhyped Relationship? Every now and again I disappear down a rabbit hole. This one feels rather like coming home. I spent many years immersed in fascia through Structural Integration and Anatomy Trains. It taught...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 27, 2026 | Oncology Massage
Neuropathy, Pain & the Changing Body Reflexology, fascial work and why I look beyond the feet Can touch, fascial work and movement make a difference? Burning. Tingling. Pins and needles. Shooting pain. Numbness. Feet that feel strangely sensitive — or sometimes...
