Marnitz Therapy for Patients with Lymphedema

This 1-day course brings you an effective technique developed in Europe for treating patients with musculoskeletal problems and lymphedema. It is a deep tissue technique to relieve musculoskeletal problems and will significantly help your patient’s muscle tension and postural problems and increases muscle hyperemia by over 200% without causing additional skin hyperemia. Andreas Wittlinger, PT, will lead this class. He is the director of the Rehabilitation Department of the Dr. Vodder Schule – Walchsee and is an experienced practitioner
of Marnitz Therapy.

 

In this course you will learn:

  • applications of Marnitz therapy to the upper and lower extremities
  • treatment of the lumbar spine
  • treatment of the cervical spine
  • shoulder girdle and arm treatment in various positions
  • indications and contraindications to the therapy
  • history of Marnitz Therapy
  • why Marnitz is an advantageous technique to use with lymphedema patients

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