Manual lymphatic drainage is a physiokinesitherapeutic method that offers a range of possible applications: it is designed to assist the body's natural lymphatic drainage system, which works through the network of lymphatic capillaries, the lymphangia and the main lymphatic vessels. In the first part of the book - The physical treatment of edema: theory - the reader is given the basic information, anatomical, physiological, pathophysiological and clinical, needed in order to understand the lymphatic system and the pathological processes associated with it, the aim being to provide him or her with the instruments needed to develop an efficient therapeutic strategy. In the second part - The physical treatment of edema: practice - 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 lymphatic drainage techniques, and their practical application. The volume is enriched by a video section (28 videos) on manual lymphatic drainage and elastic compression bandaging techniques. Potential readers: specialists in rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapists, angiologists, masseurs.

About the Author
Didier Tomson is a physiotherapist and osteopath. He has worked at the Vaudois University Hospital, Switzerland. In 1981, he introduced the decongestive physiotherapy at the service of rehabilitation. He worked as a Professor at the Physiotherapy School in Lausanne and in the School of Physiotherapy in Geneva. He is the owner of the Physiotherapy Institute in Lausanne. Student of Professor Michael Foeldi, he is a certified teacher in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Decongestive Physiotherapy. He has lectured on these disciplines in Europe and South America. In addition, he teaches E. Vodder's original method together with theoretical and practical courses for lymphedema treatment in several schools devoted to manual lymphatic drainage. He is the author of numerous publications on lymphology and is the co-founder of the Societe Europeene de Physiotherapie Respiratorie, Cardiaque et Vasculaire (European Society of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy). Christian Schuchhardt graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and is a specialist in clinical hematology, oncology and internal medicine. He served as Deputy Director at the Professor Michael Foeldi Medical Center and then as Medical Director of the Pieper Medical Center, a clinic specialized in oncology and lymphology in Blasien-Menzenschwand, Germany. In addition, he works as Medical Director in several schools dedicated to lymphatic drainage and decongestive physiotherapy in Germany and abroad. He is President of the Continuing Education Committee and member of the Board of Directors of DLG, Deutsche Gesellschaft fu r Lymphologie (German Society of Lymphology), as well as responsible for the development of guidelines concerning decongestive physiotherapy. He is the author of numerous publications on lymphology and oncology.


Book Information
ISBN 9788870514742
Author Didier Tomson
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Edi.ermes srl
Publisher Edi.ermes srl
Dimensions(mm) 270mm * 210mm * 27mm