One of the effects of lymph massage is that it helps slow down fast moving interstitial fluids, metabolic waste, proteins, harmful organisms and particles from entering tissues.

Therapies are termed alternative when used in addition to conventional treatments and complementary when used instead of conventional treatment.

Medical massage services are ______________________________________.

After falling into obscurity in the 1950’s, massage began to re-emerge during the human potential movement of the 1980’s and 1990’s.

Massage has been found to _____________some of the negative side effects from radiation and chemotherapy in persons being treated for cancer.

Massage has been found to _____________some of the negative side effects from radiation and chemotherapy in persons being treated for cancer.

Ida Rolf created Therapeutic Touch as an adjunct to her “rolfing” technique.

Secondary lymphedema occurs when nodes or vessels are damaged by trauma, surgery, infection, radiation or chemotherapy.

Contraindications for lymph massage include:

Secondary lymphedema occurs when nodes or vessels are damaged by trauma, surgery, infection, radiation or chemotherapy.