Dr. Meghan: Jade Rollers! Do They Work? How?

You can pay $ to $$$$ for a jade roller, but how do they actually work?

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Khan Academy/AAMC videos re: lymphatic system and lymphatic drainage
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/human-anatomy-and-physiology/lymphatics/v/why-do-we-need-a-lymphatic-system

Mihara M, Hayashi Y, Hara H, Iida T. Early lymph-drainage massage using a cosmetic roller after lymphatico-venous anastomosis compared to manual lymph drainage: a case report. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Dec;64(12):1709-11.

Tacani PM, Franceschini JP, Tacani RE, Machado AF, Montezello D, Góes JC, Marx A. Retrospective study of the physical therapy modalities applied in head and neck l ymphedema treatment. Head Neck. 2016 Feb;38(2):301-8.

Zebrowska A, Trybulski R, Roczniok R, Marcol W. Effect of Physical Methods of Lymphatic Drainage on Postexercise Recovery of Mixed Martial Arts Athletes.Clin J Sport Med. 2017 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Please note that research is constantly changing. Every effort has been made to include the most current studies, however, since this publication there may be new research that was unable to be included in this video.

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