Class Sponsor Information (Class Registration is only taken by Sponsor)
Class Hours:
Registration: 8:30 a.m. First day
Class: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Last Day: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Times are subject to change.
Class Description:
Lymph Drainage Therapy is a cutting edge hands-on method of lymphatic drainage developed by Bruno Chikly, MD, DO, LMT.
It was created out of his award-winning research on the lymphatic system consistent with recent scientific discoveries.
Expand your understanding of the blood, lymph, and interstitial fluids, including applications to humans, animals, and plants. Apply your LDT techniques to the central nervous system (pia and dura), vessels, semi-circular canal, and other areas.
- Mapping of the superficial and deep lymph flow, the layers of fascia, and interstitial fluid stagnations. No-mapping" zone
- Interstitial fluid release, with applications for edema, fascia, muscles, skin (i.e. scars and acne), and articulations (ethmoid, sacroiliac, and coccyx)
Manual Lymphatic Mapping (MLM): superficial and deep MLM, no mapping zone (NMZ)
- Semi-circular canal release for tinnitus and vertigo
- Applications of venous techniques
- Significance of centrifugal/centripetal rhythm
- Methods to assess and release the ventricles of the brain and the spinal canal
- Drainage of the dura and pia mater
- Lympho-fascia release (LFR)
- Applications to viscera: Pericardium, stomach, the root of the mesentery, ovaries, and colon
- Microanatomy / microphysiology: applications for cells and organelles.
Attire/Supplies:
Bring comfortable, loose-fitting clothes. Some of these approaches require touching exposed skin. We encourage you to bring a bath towel, lab clothes, and appropriate undergarments to be comfortable.
Short fingernails are required for some techniques.
Due to the potential chemical sensitivities of your classmates, please refrain from wearing perfumes or oils to class.
Cancellation Policy:
Please check with the sponsor regarding their cancellation policy
Please read the following sections in Silent Waves:
Part 1 chapter 8, the immune cells; Part 5 chapter 8,9,10,13,14,and 15; Part 6 chapter 1 and 3.
An in-depth advanced study of anatomy is important for this class. Review the list of words and see where your stand with your knowledge. We have provided a list of terms below you need to study before attending this course.
1. Review the following plates in Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1st Edition Netter=1E, 2nd Edition Netter=2E, 3rd Edition Netter=3E, 4th Edition Netter=4E)
- Semicircular canal: 2E=90-91,3E=90-91,4E=95-96
- Venous sinus: 2E=91-92,3E=91-92,4E=96-97
- Meninges: 2E=94,96,103,3E=94,96,103,4E=99,102,109
- Ventricles of the brain: 2E=102,3E=102,4E=108
- Arteries and veins: 2E=17,64,68,131,194,226,248,293(1E=294), 398(1E=402), 442(1E=446),466(1E=471),477(1E=481),495(1E=499), 510(1E=514); 3E=19,66,70, 131,201,234,257,302,410,456,482,494,513,528;4E=23,70,74,138,205, 238, 265,312, 427,473,500,512,531,544
2. Be sure you clearly understand the following words, as applicable. You should know precisely where to locate them in the body and what the physiology related to these structures is.
- Semicircular canal: 2E=90-91,3E=90-91,4E=95-96
- Venous sinus: 2E=91-92,3E=91-92,4E=96-97
- Meninges: 2E=94,96,103,3E=94,96,103,4E=99,102,109
- Ventricles of the brain: 2E=102,3E=102,4E=108
- Arteries and veins: 2E=17,64,68,131,194,226,248,293(1E=294), 398(1E=402), 442(1E=446),466(1E=471),477(1E=481),495(1E=499), 510(1E=514); 3E=19,66,70, 131,201,234,257,302,410,456,482,494,513,528;4E=23,70,74,138,205, 238, 265,312, 427,473,500,512,531,544
- Heart structures: atrium, ventricle, septum
- Veins: facial, femoral, internal jugular, portal, pulmonary, temporal, inferior vena cava
- Venous sinus, superior sagittal sinus, inferior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, occipital sinus
- Arteries: internal carotids, facial, femoral, pulmonary
3. Advanced reading Silent Waves, by Dr. Chikly: Part 1 Chapter 8, Part 5 Chapters 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15; Part 6 Chapters 1 and 3.
4. If you would like more information about animals, Dr. Chikly recommends Anatomy of Domestic Animals: Systematic and Regional Approach, by Chris Pasquini. Available through Sudz Publishing at 940-686-9208.
