In Europe Manual Lymph Drainage is established as a maintenance treatment during training by high performance athletes, and use with competition (e.g. endurance) horses has proved equally efficient.   Research has shown that it strongly increases the elimination of lactic acid in the muscles, improving recovery times.  Because of its anti-inflammatory qualities it is very useful when applied during competition, it can be combined with other forms of massage and also with treatments such as cold therapy, as long as time is allowed for the lymphatic vessels to recover after these.

One of EMLD’s biggest advantages in competition use is that it does not contravene anti-doping laws and has no side effects.