Lymphatic Drainage Massage course

Lymphatic drainage massage, also known as manual lymphatic drainage, relieves swelling that happens when medical treatment or illness blocks your lymphatic system. Lymphatic drainage massage involves gently manipulating specific areas of your body to help lymph move to an area with working lymph vessels.
In the course you will learn
• Course handouts 
• Introduction, history and theory of Lymphatic Drainage 
• The Lymphatic System and essential constituents 
• Benefits 
• Indications and Contraindications 
• Q & A
• Node locations Map 
• Technique 
• Post treatment concerns
 Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a superficial technique to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph, which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart. The lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions of the smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymph vessels and the movement of to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then to the lymph ducts which return lymph to the cardiovascular system.