Approved for Continuing Education

*Please note: In order to be eligible for CE credit, you must register with your full name (as it appears on your professional license) and your license state and number.

Approved by NCBTMB for 2 CEUs for massage therapists.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • About the Instructors

    • Course Description

    • A brief word . . .
  • 2

    Introduction

    • Do No Harm
  • 3

    The Walton Pressure Scale

    • Intro to The Walton Pressure Scale

    • Hand Positions

    • Pressure 1 & 2
  • 4

    Lymphatic Quadrants

    • The Quadrant Principle

    • Risk vs. History
  • 5

    Directional Strokes for At-Risk Quadrants

    • Directional Strokes for the Limbs

    • Directional Strokes Demo 1

    • Directional Strokes for the Torso

    • Directional Strokes Demo 2
  • 6

    Massage Considerations

    • Pressure, Position, Site

    • Intake Skills

    • Intake Demo

    • Intake Debrief

    • Now It's your Turn!
  • 7

    Apples and Oranges and MLD

    • Apples and Oranges and MLD
  • 8

    Resources

    • Recommended Reading

    • ICG lymphography on healthy and lymphedema upper extremities

    • Directional Strokes: Skills Handout

    • Interview with Julie Ackerman

    • Research Articles

    • Finding Lymphedema Specialists
  • 9

    Final Quiz

    • Final Quiz