If I recall correctly lymph nodes are able to rapidly multiply B lymphocytes in the B cell reaction to fighting an infection. It is my understanding that this is one reason why the node enlarges. Of course other conditions such as hodgkins and non-hodgkins lymphoma must be ruled out. HOwever, why would you want to decrease the size of a node if it was fighting for you??
Also, we are not supposed to use electrotherapy over rapidly multiplying tissue because of the unknown effects. Effectively the enlarged node is rapidly multiplying tissue if I am correct about the B cell (You will need to check me in a physiology text - it was a while ago now!).
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Scott Epsley
BPhty., MAPA, SPG.
PRINCIPAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Clifford Chambers Sports Medicine
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Toowoomba QLD 4350
Australia
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On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 11:11:46
Louise Russ wrote:
>We had an enquiry about the use of electrotherapy in the treatment of
>enlarged lymph nodes. The lady in question had read an article ( she no
>longer has it and cant remember where she saw it!) about a Physio in London
>who does this sort of treatment. There is nothing sinister about the lymph
>node which is in her neck and tends to swell up if she has a cold.
>
>Can anyone shed any light on this?
>
>Louise
>
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