Manual Lymph Drainage according to Dr. Vodder is a procedure, in which the lymphatic circulation is stimulated with slow circular and careful pumping massage movements of the hand and the thumb. The thin lymph vessel run through the body tissue like a drainage system, in which the lymphatic fluid is transported via large collecting vessels, the lymph nodes and on to the blood circulation. Manual Lymph Drainage has especially proven its worth in the case of congestion of lymphatic flow. This is often the result of postoperative abdominal surgery and surgical treatment of breast carcinoma. It is only with this smooth and harmonic form of massage that the lymphatic flow is stimulated in the sensitive lymph capillaries. Painful swelling is removed and healing is encouraged. This comprehensive textbook has proven its worth in practice for many years and is intended for health care practitioners. Book jacket.