For more than three decades, patients have come to National Lymphatic Centers for one kind of care: the trademarked Vogel Method of Manual Lymphatic Drainage (CVMLD™). Gentle, clinical drainage that helps swelling move. This is the practice, the method, and the people behind it.
Founded by Sharon M. Vogel around a higher level of health and wellness. The growing practice has expanded into three Illinois clinics, and the focus is you.
Established
1991
focused on lymph drainage
Locations
3
clinics across the Chicago suburbs
You notice the difference before anything begins. Lymphatics is the only thing we do, and our founder, Sharon Vogel, developed the Vogel Method and trains NLC staff and other licensed therapists in the technique through CEU education. That depth shapes every plan, at every table, across all three clinics.
The Vogel Method™ is our certified drainage protocol, refined since 1991 and taught to NLC staff and other licensed therapists through CEU education at the Vogel Institute of Lymphology.
Founder Sharon Vogel, recognized among Chicago's top providers, leads a team of certified lymphedema therapists across all three clinics.
Every session is delivered to the Vogel Method standard set by our founder.
Voted Best of Downers Grove as a lymph drainage therapist, across four award years.
Sharon has been featured on national health television and in wellness press, speaking on manual lymphatic drainage and the conditions it helps.
Sharon Vogel on American Health Report
Every therapist here is trained specifically in manual lymphatic drainage, led by founder Sharon Vogel and the Vogel Method. The person you book is the person who treats you, across our Hinsdale, Downers Grove, and Joliet clinics.
Founder & Director
LMT · CLT · CDT · BCTMB · CVMLD™
Hinsdale · Downers Grove · Joliet
Founder and director. Sharon built the Vogel Method of manual lymphatic drainage over three decades of hands-on work, and she trains NLC staff and other licensed therapists in the technique through CEU education at the Vogel Institute of Lymphology, which she launched in 2021.
Clinic Director
LMT · CLT · LANA
Downers Grove
Our Downers Grove Clinic Director, a certified lymphedema therapist who also holds LANA certification.
Clinic Director
LMT · CVMLD™ · CLT
Joliet
Clinic Director in Joliet, known to most patients as Luda. She is a licensed massage therapist and a certified lymphedema therapist.
LET Specialist
LMT · CVMLD™ · CLT · LET
Hinsdale
A Lymphatic Enhancement Therapy specialist and certified lymphedema therapist, trained in the same drainage work that defines the practice.
Therapist
LMT · OMT · CDT
Downers Grove
A licensed massage therapist (LMT) and oncology massage therapist (OMT), trained in Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) and in the drainage work that defines the practice.
Therapist
LMT · CVMLD™ · MLD
Downers Grove
A licensed massage therapist on the Downers Grove team.
About 60% of our patients simply want to feel their best: general wellness, brain fog, covid long-haul, lyme or mold, and everyday puffiness. Others come to recover after surgery, or to manage a chronic condition. We care for the whole range.
Conditions We Treat
Massage that helps manage your swelling and bloat for the long term
Chronic Conditions
Chronic Conditions
Persistent swelling from a lymphatic system that cannot drain on its own. Managed with complete decongestive therapy.
Chronic Conditions
Chronic Conditions
A painful, disproportionate fat and swelling condition. Supported with specialized drainage and self-care.
Post-Surgical Recovery
Post-Surgical Recovery
Faster, more comfortable recovery after surgery.
Post-Surgical Recovery
Post-Surgical Recovery
Careful lymphatic care after breast surgery.
Post-Surgical Recovery
Post-Surgical Recovery
Softening and smoothing hardened tissue after lipo.
We also help with post-surgical recovery of many kinds, oncology support, prenatal and postpartum comfort, and general wellness.
Some conditions are not right for lymphatic work. We are honest about candidacy, and we will point you to a hospital lymphedema clinic if that is the safer place for you.
“The Vogel Method is the only manual lymphatic massage that has decreased my joint swelling and improved my quality of life. I am willing to drive over an hour to see Sharon and team. She keeps my vertigo and joint swelling at bay.”
“The swelling in my leg was reduced by an inch in circumference, from 19 inches to 18. Not as tight, not as heavy. Abdul made sure he explained the procedure and that I understood how the lymphatic system functions.”
“Had a post-op lymphatic massage with Sharon. It definitely helped my pain and recovery. Highly recommend for post-surgical needs. I've visited both the Downers Grove and Hinsdale locations and loved both places.”
Real patients from our Hinsdale, Downers Grove, and Joliet clinics, in their own words. Choose a condition to see stories from patients like you.
Lymphedema relief with lymph drainage: Kim's story
Lymphedema after radiation: Joe's story
Reduce swelling and water retention: Elisavet's story
Visible results and less swelling: a client review
Swelling relief: a real client review
Recovery after serious infections and swollen joints: a patient's journey
Come to the clinic nearest you. We’ll help you find the right location and provider on your first call.
7 N Grant Street, Suite 2, Hinsdale, IL 60521
3100 Theodore Street, Suite 202, Joliet, IL 60435
Tell us what you are seeing, whether it is swelling that will not settle, recovery after surgery, or a condition you have managed for years. We will review it honestly and get you in at the clinic nearest you.
It is a clinical practice focused on manual lymphatic drainage. Founder Sharon Vogel is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist with a biomedical science background, and the team works with conditions like lymphedema, lipedema, and post-surgical swelling. The work is gentle, and the approach is clinical.
Since 1991. Sharon Vogel founded National Lymphatic Centers that year and has kept its focus on lymphatic drainage ever since. The practice now runs three clinics across the Chicago suburbs, in Hinsdale, Downers Grove, and Joliet.
A therapist trained in the Vogel Method of manual lymphatic drainage. Every therapist across our three clinics works from the same method, and several are certified lymphedema therapists. Sharon founded the practice and teaches the method to the rest of the team.
We have three Illinois locations: Hinsdale, Downers Grove, and Joliet. One call reaches all of them at 630-828-6582. The same method is delivered at every clinic, so you get consistent care no matter which one you visit.
Most patients can book directly for lymphatic drainage. If you are recovering from surgery, we ask you to clear massage with your surgeon first, and if you are in cancer treatment, we coordinate timing with your care team. Every visit starts with a health review.
