In Sep I went back to Sydney Australia to attend another certification course for Medical Lymph Drainage Therapist offered by Leduc UK conducted by Jane Wigg, this course   is a nurse led program in that it is taught by nurses to other nurses and in this group, they believe in combining therapy manually and with machines.  This technique is rather unique in that it was developed strictly for Lymphoedema only. It is gentle and simple and produces results very quickly especially for acute swellings and harden fibrotic areas when compared with my current technique from Vodder method.

However Vodder method is more thorough in coverage and more massage like.  The level of softness I can achieve with this method is far greater than what I had ever experienced with the Vodder method.

This method is called an evidenced based method (because every step with take is backed by visual imaging evidence) and is developed by Professor Albert Leduc from Belgium back in 1978 and he had used over 300 human cadaver to document specifically where are all the lymph vessels, lymph nodes and collateral vessels.  He had even used ultrasound scans and x rays while he did the technique to show which movement has the best reabsorption back into the tissues talk about result oriented, I think he wins this title.  So I have used this method over the last 2 weeks and the results speaks for itself, Amazing!

Leduc Course: A word to the wise, it is best you have at least 2 to 3 yrs experience in lymphoedema work, this is not a basic level of teaching even if you are a qualified nurse.

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