30/01/2026
🌿 Lipoedema Is Real — And You Are Not Imagining It 🌿
If you’ve ever been told “it’s just fat”, “try harder”, or “lose weight and it will go away” — we want to say this clearly and gently:
💛 Lipoedema is a real, medical condition. And it is not your fault.
Lipoedema is a chronic condition that affects how fat is distributed in the body, most commonly in the legs, hips, buttocks, and sometimes arms. It disproportionately affects women and is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed — which can be deeply frustrating and emotionally exhausting.
Many people with lipoedema notice:
• Disproportionate fat distribution (lower body larger than upper body)
• Pain, tenderness, or heaviness in the legs or arms
• Easy bruising
• Swelling that worsens throughout the day
• Fat that does not respond to diet or exercise
• Fatigue, inflammation, and a feeling of “heaviness” in the body
This isn’t about willpower.
It’s about physiology, hormones, lymphatic load, and nervous system stress.
🌿 How Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Can Help
While lipoedema cannot be “cured,” it can be supported and managed — and this is where Manual Lymphatic Drainage plays a powerful role.
MLD is a gentle, specialised technique designed to support the lymphatic system — helping the body move excess fluid, reduce inflammation, and ease the feeling of heaviness and pain.
At North Brisbane Remedial Massage & Natural Therapies, MLD may help to:
• Reduce swelling and fluid congestion
• Ease pain, tenderness, and pressure
• Support circulation and tissue health
• Calm the nervous system
• Improve comfort, mobility, and day-to-day function
• Help you feel lighter, clearer, and more at ease in your body
Our approach is slow, respectful, and trauma-informed. We understand that many people with lipoedema have spent years not being believed — so being heard is part of the treatment.
💛 You deserve care that understands your body.
At NBRMNT, we don’t rush, dismiss, or minimise. We meet you where you are, explain what’s happening in your body, and work with you — not against you.
✨ If you’ve been living with lipoedema and looking for support that feels safe, informed, and compassionate — we’re here.