Textbook of Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage: Vol 2 Therapy

Manual Lymphatic Drainage according to Dr. Vodder is characterized by massage with slow rotating and careful pumping movements of the hand and thumb, thus stimulating lymph circulation through the organism. Present throughout the body tissues are fine lymphatic vessels resembling a drainage system in which lymphatic fluids are carried to the blood circulation via large reservoirs called lymph nodes. Manual Lymphatic Drainage has proven particularly successful in the case of stagnation of lymphatic flow, which often occurs following abdominal surgery and surgery for mastocarcinoma. It is only by means of the smooth and harmonious massdge involved in Manual Lymphatic Drainage that lymphatic flow in the sensitive lymphatic capillaries can be stimulated, so as to remove painful swelling and promote healing. This method has proved successful through many years of practical application. The essential information regarding Manual Lymphatic Drainage is contained in three complementary volumes (Vol. 1: Basic course; Vol. 2: Therapy; Vol. 3: Treatment Manual). They are aimed at attending practitioners and masseurs, as well as the medical nursing service. Contents of Volume 2: • The blood vessel system

• The connective tissue • The lymphatic vessel system • Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on the nervous system • Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on the muscles of the skeleton and of the arterial walls

• Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on the organism's defence system

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Kurz Textbook of Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage Volume 2: Therapy

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Textbook of Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage Volume 2: Therapy

By Ingrid Kurz MD Preface by Emil Vodder Ph. D. t

Translated by Robert H. Harris HND (Appl . BioI. U.K.)

With 16 illustrations

4th edition

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