Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage Certificate | 6 CEU

Now is the time to see how to treat the different parts of the body on someone else

Here I show you how to stimulate the deep lymphatic nodes of there trunk. This is the only time that we use deep pressure throughout the entire treatment

Once the abdominal area has been treated, we will now move onto opening up the terminus and doing the neck area.

Here is the complete face sequence. As you will see later in the course, these first three sequences (abdomen, neck and face) is a terrific treatment for your spa clients and should be one of your treatments that you offer in your spa.

Now we will stimulate the axillary nodes and clear the lymph in the arms and hands.

Now that I have taught you various techniques in the arm I would like you to move onto the other arm and practice what you have learned.

Once the axillary nodes have been cleared you can now work on the chest. Remember your draping if you are working on women.

It's time to stimulate the inguinal nodes and get the lymph moving from the legs and feet.

Now that you know how to stimulate the inguinal nodes and work the entire leg, move onto the other leg and practice.

So, when it come to having the person turn over you want to make sure that you do it correctly. here I show you how to do it.

Now, with the person lying face down you can start working their back and directing the lymph into the axillary nodes and nodes along the spine.

Finally, we finish by doing the buttocks, hips and hamstring to end the sequence.

Here you can practice doing a full body MLD treatment. This is 90 minutes but feel free to shorten it to 1 hour if you want.

In this section we are going to put the theory into practice and ideas on how you can educate your clients on the benefits of MLD to help them and also increase your business. These are all things that I did in my spa.

This could be one of your major treatment areas in your clinic or spa. Our clients loved this and the effects were fabulous. I also show you ways to not only incorporate MLD into your practice but to also make serums, and provide more value for your clients. It should always be a win-win situation for both client and practitioner.  ALWAYS, add more value and you will never have to worry about your competition. Here I explain all about this and what worked so well for us in the spa that you can do too.

Here is the full sequence so that you can watch it and practice it. It will surely be a popular treatment so it will be good to know how to do it and remember it well.

This is a huge area where you could see clients. The research shows how beneficial post surgical MLD is. Here I describe about the treatments and what you should be aware of.

This truly is a fabulous treatment for relaxation is a great alternative for your clients that are really stressed out. As you will see, so many clients drift off to sleep with a full body MLD session.

Here is another way to help your clients where you were not able to before.

Here I show you how to help with scars

A few notes on when NOT to perform self-scar massage:

• if you have any areas of open skin (incisions that are not closed, if scabs are present, if there is any blistering)

• if you are experiencing any signs of infection (unusual redness, warmth, or oozing in the area of the scar)

• if you’re not feeling well overall

A few pointers to keep in mind:

• Wait at least 3 weeks following surgery or radiation before doing scar massage, or when incisions are completely closed up, the scabs have shed, and any blistering that may have occurred has resolved.

• Keep your pressure gentle; you don’t need much. If you’re working in an area where lymph nodes have been removed or radiated, you’ll want to be especially conservative.

• This work should not cause any pain or reddening of the skin.

• As you’re working along a scar, you may feel some areas that are harder or more dense than others. When you get to a denser area, pause and gently (again – no pain! no redness!) push into that resistance a little, and wait. Hang out with that portion of the scar for a minute or two and let the tissue soften under your touch in that little area before you move on.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage is a great technique to help those clients of yours that are suffering from chronic stress,  low energy levels, are rundown, have problems sleeping and are suffering from adrenal exhaustion.

This is something that you can offer to your clients that suffer from fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune disorders.

Using aromatherapy with Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage is another great way that I used to help my clients even more.

So far we have been looking at edema. So what is the difference between edema and lymphedema? Here I explain all about them.

Now we will look at how to treat, and do self treatment of the limbs with lymphedema with compromised lymph systems. Oncology clients who have undergone lymph node removal as part of their cancer treatment often develop a very specific swelling called lymphedema caused by localized damage to the lymphatic circulatory system. While a manual lymph drainage practitioner is able to address simple, medically uncomplicated lymphedema, more complex clients—especially those with additional medical issues—should be referred to a physician or certified lymphedema specialist. Please make sure that you work with a certified lymphatic drainage therapist and/or their physician.

Youtube link for the self manual lymphatic drainage massage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ensO7wP09dc

I go through all of the basic technique etc in this video so that it explains everything to the client that you give the link to so that they remember and understand everything rather than you having to explain pressure, the strokes etc

Here is also text that you can provide them in the email when you give them the link

This lecture is intended to show you how to perform self-manual lymphatic drainage for an upper extremity. If you have swelling in your arm, hand, or upper trunk, these strokes, performed in this demonstrated sequence, can work to help reduce some of that edema.

While self-MLD should not be a replacement for the work with a lymphedema therapist or MLD practitioner, it is a great complement to an edema management program.

A few notes on when NOT to perform self-MLD:

• if you have any painful or enlarged lymph nodes

• if you are experiencing any unusual redness or warmth of the skin

• if you're  not feeling well overall

**If they are experiencing enlarged, painful lymph nodes or unusual skin redness/warmth, please tell them to contact their doctor without delay, as these could be signs of infection.

A few pointers to keep in mind:

• Their goal is to have their hands stick to the skin so they can stretch it, so do not use any lotion to perform this work, and working on bare skin is ideal.

• These strokes should be performed about every 2-3 seconds, aiming for 5-7 strokes in each position. If they have a higher concentration of swelling in a certain place, they can certainly give more focus and time to those areas.

• The pressure is meant to be light, only about the weight of your hand in most areas. This work should not cause any pain or any reddening of the skin.

Youtube link for this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ensO7wP09dc

This is how you would treat edema in a leg with affected lymph nodes in the inguinal area

Here I explain how to treat someone on the table using the skills that you have learned and where to direct the lymph when the lymph nodes have been removed.

One of the things that you can do is to recommend to your clients about the importance of nutrition to help with their condition. You can download the PDF file and give it to them or copy it and make your own with your own letterhead for your spa/clinic.

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