Training Course

Dr. Hickman teaches health care practitioners Manual Lymph Drainage. This intermediate-level training course is designed to teach physical therapists to perform MLD on patients with healthy and unhealthy lymphatic systems. Instructional methods used include a PowerPoint presentation with handouts, practical application, demonstration, hands-on practice, and question and answers. The course is limited to 12 students. Tuition fees are $200 for practitioners and $125 for full-time entry-level physical therapy students. The course is completed within eight hours.

These are the objectives for the course:

• Instruction in MLD for normal lymphatic systems
• Rationale for altering MLD with unhealthy lymphatic systems
• Anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system related to MLD
• Contraindications for MLD
• Indications for MLD