MLD COURSES

Manual Lymph Drainage, Dr. Vodder Method

Courses are held variously in London (Ealing), Lymington and/or Brockenhurst (Hampshire). All students must complete Basic before going on to Therapy 1. Therapy 1 is an exam course and certifies you to work on people with an intact lymph system. Therapies II & III concentrate on patients with a non-functioning lymph system.

BASIC

5 Days

Entry Requirements : This is a postgraduate course. Students are asked to show proof of qualifications which have provided a good grounding in Anatomy and Physiology as well as having at least a year's experience of some form of Bodywork. For your guidance, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and massage are acceptable; healing or reflexology on their own are not. Please ask if in doubt.

Aims : To provide each student with

1. An overview of the lymphatic system with specific references to the application of MLD.
2. Enough practical skills to start learning how to do MLD in a variety of situations.

Method : Each of the five days is divided into theoretical lectures, practical demonstration and practice sessions.

Certification : When the course is completed, each student is issued with a certificate of attendance. The certificate gains the student entry to any Therapy 1 course held in the UK or elsewhere. This is not an exam course and students are not yet certified to work on the general public.

THERAPY 1

5 Days

Entry Requirements : Students must have completed a Dr Vodder Method Basic course with an accredited Dr. Vodder School Teacher.

Aims : To help each student develop the manual skills and theoretical understanding of MLD to a level where s/he can work on the general public.

Examinations : Exams are held on the final day. There are two theoretical and five practical exams.

Certification : Successful completion of the course earns the student a certificate issued with the authority of the Dr Vodder Akademie, Austria. This allows the Therapy 1 level therapist to work on the general public for minor conditions.

THERAPIES II & III

10 day course

Entry Requirements : Students must hold a valid Therapy 1 Certificate.

Aims : This course advances the Therapy 1 practitioner to a level of skill where s/he can use MLD to treat specific pathologies.

Examinations : There is one written theory exam, three practical and two bandaging examinations and one combined exam, which covers technique and correct treatment protocols.

Certification : Successful students gain a certificate confirming their status as fully qualified Dr. Vodder Method MLD Therapists with special training in DLT (Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy) accredited through the Dr Vodder Akademie, Austria. A satisfactory skills review every two years is mandatory in order to retain the qualification.

MLD Training Review days :

3-day review/refresher courses are held at least twice yearly in Lymington and London for qualified therapists. They can be used to re-certify therapists at Basic or Therapy 1 level or as practice sessions for anyone above those levels.