Applied Lymphology

About the Book

When Dr. Vodder discovered the undividable teamwork between the immune system and the lymphatic system around 1930, he also came to the conclusion that there had to be a connection between the lymphatic system and the detoxification of the brain. Without having reliable scientific proof available, Dr. Vodder developed a manual treatment protocol to stimulate the lymph flow, including inner mouth drainage, which he presented at a medical conference in Paris, France, in 1935. Manual lymphatic drainage has been taught and applied throughout Europe ever since with great success for various ailments. Thanks to Dr. Jonathan Kipnis, director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia at the University of Virginia, who recently came across the scientific evidence of how the lymphatic brain detoxification is accomplished, which is basically via lymph capillaries piggybacking on the back of the ophthalmic and olfactory nerves. (By simply applying a full-body manual lymphatic drainage, the average speed of lymph flow is temporarily increased by 20 percent.) Despite all technological accomplishments in medicine, the importance of the lymphatic system has been broadly overlooked. Because we are surrounded by chemicals, most of them toxic, I will explain how important a well-functioning lymphatic system is for maintaining overall health.

About the Author

Carola studied medical massage, hydrotherapy, balneotherapy, and medicinal bath therapy at the University Hospital Neukoelln (Berlin, Germany), where she received training in all techniques of physiotherapy (1977–1981). Additional training was in manual lymphatic drainage according to Dr. Vodder (Foeldi & Wittlinger), low-level laser therapy, as well as basic education as special consultant for nutrition, environment, and health. Carola opened her own institute in 1986 in Berlin, Germany, providing therapy and continuing education classes for therapists and patients. She has been in Naples, Florida, since 1994, providing the same services as MT and continuing education provider licensed by the state of Florida’s Department of Health (MA 12640, MM 5415, CE-Provider 50-12920).