This professional medical text covers the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the lymphatic system to provide a clinical basis for understanding edema-related disorders. It details practical techniques including MLD maneuvers, multilayered compression bandaging, and decongestive exercises. The book includes 580 figures and 28 instructional videos accessible via a reserved web area.
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Lymphatic Drainage
by Didier Tomson, Christian Schuchhardt
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The book describes the manual lymph drainage, a physiokinesitherapeutic method designed to assist the body’s natural lymph drainage system. In the first part of the book the reader is given the basic information in order to understand the lymphatic system and the pathological processes associated with it. In the second part the reader is provided with a wealth of illustrations, essential for gaining a full understanding of multilayered compression bandaging, decongestive exercises and, of course, manual lymph drainage techniques, and their practical application.
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ISBN: 9788870514742
- Part 1: The physical treatment of edema: theory; Part 2: The physical treatment of edema: practice.
Didier Tomson, Christian Schuchhardt
Didier Tomson is a physiotherapist and osteopath who introduced decongestive physiotherapy at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in 1981. He is the owner of the Physiotherapy Institute in Lausanne, President of LymphoSuisse LS, and has taught at the physiotherapy schools of Lausanne and Geneva. Christian Schuchhardt, MD, specializes in clinical hematology, oncology, and internal medicine, and serves as the President of the Continuing Education Committee for the German Society of Lymphology (DLG).
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