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VODDER TECHNIQUE - Coggle Diagram
VODDER TECHNIQUE
STROKES
FOUR BASIC VODDER STROKES
2. Pump
Scoop
Rotary
1. Stationary circle
Can be used on
any
body part
ARE PERFORMED
Individually OR
In COMBINATIONS
Pump-push
Pump with stationary circle stroke
STATIONARY OR DYNAMIC
stationary pattern
-keeping hands in
one
location
OR in a
dynamic pattern
-
moving hands towards a specific location
With one hand
OR bi-manually (with two hands)
On a
flat
OR
rounded
surface
PHASES
Working Phase
stretch stimuli
are applied to the
subcutaneous tissue
Resulting in
the manipulation of
anchoring filaments
of lymph capillaries and the smooth musculature in the wall of
lymph angions
REMINDER
Anchoring filaments
Connect lymph capillary endothelial cells to the surrounding interstitial tissue
they allow the lymph capillaries to stay open even under high pressure in the tissues (ex swellings)
Lymph Angions
lymph collectors
have
valves
, which allow the flow of lymph in one direction only
The section between a distal and proximal pair of
valves
->
Lymph Angion
The light pressure also moves
lymph fluid
in the right direction
Should last
1 second
And be repeated
5-7 times in the same area
In either a
stationary
OR
dynamic
pattern
Using
light directional pressure
sufficient to
stretch the subcutaneous tissue against the underlying fasciae to its elastic capacity
Resting phase
pressure is released during the
resting phase
in which skin elasticity moves the therapist's hand back to the starting position
In this pressure free phase
initial lymph vessels
absorb tissue fluid from the interstitial spaces
WHO CREATED THE VODDER TECHNIQUE?
Dr. Emil Vodder
He adapted the work of
Dr. Alexander von Winiwarter
Who at the end of the 19th century successfully treated elephantiastic limbs with eleveation, compression and a special "massage"
Elephantastic
is a term used for extensively swollen extremities
Upon his death (1917) his work was forgotten
WHO IS DOCTER EMIL VODDER?
A Danish doctor who, with his wife, successfully treated patients with colds and swollen lymph nodes
In the 1950s they moved to Paris to further develop his therapy and study the lymphatic system
And named his technique "Manual Lymph Drainage Massage"
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VODDER TECHNIQUE
Vodder introduced his technique to traditional MD's
Referred to lymph as
"healing fluid"
Claimed to "cure" hair loss, obesity
Vodder was dismissed as a "quack" by traditional MD's
He trained cosmeticians in Europe in the 1950s
He labeled it the
"Universal Therapy"