Proponents state it can be used for lymphedema[1] and breast cancer.
[2] Lymphotherapy was first suggested in 1918 by Dr. S. Artault de Vevey in the Paris Therapeutic Society as a treatment for infectious diseases, though it had many fans as well as opponents.
[4] Currently, lymphotherapy practice has been documented in complementary and alternative medicine.
[5][6] Complete decongestive lymphatic physiotherapy demands substantial time and effort from patients to maintain the benefits; treatments are not always well-accepted, and patients may suffer from a deterioration in quality of life or develop enhanced anxiety.
Sudden loss of bowel control was reported,[4] especially with lymphatic physiotherapy applied on the lymph nodes in the lower back.