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“Lymph Taping” Manual’s Content (193 pages)

1 Introduction

•         Medical Taping and Lymph Taping
•         Properties of the tape
•         Effects
•         General points for attention
•         Contra indications

2. Anatomy of the lymphatic system

•         2.1 Introduction
•         2.1.1  The circulation system
•         2.1.2  Function of the lymphatic system
•         2.1.3  Lymphatic organs
•         2.1.4  Lymph nodes

2.2 Prelymphatic channels and lymph vessels

2.3 The subcutaneous lymph drainage system

•         2.3.1  Areas, skin zones and territories
•         2.3.2  Watersheds
•         2.3.3  Anastomoses and alternative routes

3.Physiology and pathophysiology

3.1  Introduction

3.2  Circulation and blood pressure

3.2.1 Vasomotion

3.2.2 Transport

3.3 Physiology of the lymphatic system

•         2.2.1  Initial lymph vessels
•         2.2.2  Precollectors
•         2.2.3  Collectors
•         2.2.4  Trunci lymfatici or lymph stems

3.3 Physiology of the lymphatic system

•         3.3.1 Insufficiency of the lymphatic system
•          3.4 Lymphoedema

3.4 Lymphoedema

•         3.4.1  Primary lymphoedema
•         3.4.2  Secondary lymphoedema
•         3.4.3  Grades of lymphoedema
•         3.4.4  Identification of lymphoedema

3.5 Other forms of oedema

•         3.5.1  Lipoedema and lipo-lymphoedema
•         3.5.2  Venous oedema and phlebolymphoedema

4.Lymph taping

4.1  Introduction

4.2  Effects of lymph taping

4.3  Lymph taping compared with manual lymph drainage

4.4  Lymph taping versus compression therapy

4.5  Misunderstandings about lymph taping

•         4.5.1 Introduction
•         4.5.2 The effect of the watershed
•         4.5.3 Lymph taping for the lower extremities
•         4.5.4 Taping from a lymph node station?

4.6 Lymph taping, the technique

•         4.6.1  Stretch in the tape
•         4.6.2  Width of the tape strips
•         4.6.3  Direction of the tape strips
•         4.6.4  Length of the lymph strips
•         4.6.5  Space between the strips
•         4.6.6  Combined techniques

4.7 Choices in tape forms

•         4.7.1  Fan shape versus separate strips
•         4.7.2  Spiral, anatomical or wavelike
•         4.7.3  Parallel or crossed

4.8 Treatment structure and treatment intensity

•         4.8.1  Structure and intensity in a healthy lymphatic system
•         4.8.2  Structure and intensity in primary or secondary lymphoedema
•         4.8.3  Anastomosis lymph tapes

5.Healthy lymphatic system with temporary overload  

5.1  Introduction

5.2  Head and face

•         5.2.1  Sinusitis
•         5.2.2  Irritation or inflammations in the jaw area
•         5.2.3  Ear infections
•         5.2.4  Eyelid corrections or swellings around the eyes
•         5.2.5  Facial trauma

5.3 Spine, back and abdomen

•         5.3.1  Cervical spine, case
•         5.3.2  Whiplash, case
•         5.3.3  Neck trauma, case
•         5.3.4  Brachialgia, case
•         5.3.5  Back symptoms lumbar spine, case
•         5.3.6  Abdomen complaints
•         5.3.7  Gynaecological, post-operative, case

5.4 Upper extremity

•         5.4.1  Shoulder, cuff rupture, case
•         5.4.2  Shoulder complaints, case
•         5.4.3  Lower arm fracture
•         5.4.4  Wrist fracture, case
•         5.4.5  Bursitis olecrani
•         5.4.6  Tennis elbow, case
•         5.4.7  Dystrophy underarm
•         5.4.8  Hand
•         5.4.9  Fingers, case
•         5.4.10  Mallet finger, case 30

5.5 Lower extremity 

•         5.5.1  Hip, case 23
•         5.5.2  Hydrops knee
•         5.5.3  Cruciate ligament plasty, case 27
•         5.5.4  Arthrolith, case 28
•         5.5.5  Ankle distortion
•         5.5.6  Inversion trauma, case 16
•         5.5.7  Ankle fracture with threatening dystrophy 1st stage, case 7
•         5.5.8 Hallux valgus, post-operative, case 5

5.6  Pregnancy, case 15

5.7  Haematomas, fibroses and scars

•         5.7.1  Haematomas, local swellings and fibroses
•         5.7.2  Haematomas, case 32
•         5.7.3  Trauma with haematoma, case 2
•         5.7.4  Scars
•         5.7.5  Scar treatment, case 31

6. Secondary lymphoedema  

6.1  Introduction

6.2  Lymph taping after radiotherapy

6.3  Axillary node dissection

•         6.3.1  Axillary node dissection, case 4
•         6.3.2  Axillary node dissection, case 20
•         6.3.3  Axillary node dissection, case 34

6.4 Cervical lymph node dissection

•         6.4.1 Correlation secondary lymphoedema? Case 33

6.5 Groin lymph node dissection

•         6.5.1 Genital oedema

6.6 Diaphragm/gastric area

7. Primary lymphoedema and lipo-lymphoedema

•         7.1  Introduction
•         7.2  Primary lymphoedema, case 3
•         7.3  Turner syndrome, case 22