Lymphatic Drainage: Theory, Basic and Applied Techniques & Decongestive Physiotherapy

Didier Tomson is a physiotherapist and osteopath. He has worked at the Vaudois University Hospital, Switzerland. In 1981, he introduced the decongestive physiotherapy at the service of rehabilitation. He worked as a Professor at the Physiotherapy School in Lausanne and in the School of Physiotherapy in Geneva. He is the owner of the Physiotherapy Institute in Lausanne. Student of Professor Michael Földi, he is a certified teacher in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Decongestive Physiotherapy. He has lectured on these disciplines in Europe and South America. In addition, he teaches E. Vodder’s original method together with theoretical and practical courses for lymphedema treatment in several schools devoted to manual lymphatic drainage. He is the author of numerous publications on lymphology and is the co-founder of the Société Européene de Physiothérapie Respiratorie, Cardiaque et Vasculaire (European Society of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy). Christian Schuchhardt graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and is a specialist in clinical hematology, oncology and internal medicine. He served as Deputy Director at the Professor Michael Földi Medical Center and then as Medical Director of the Pieper Medical Center, a clinic specialized in oncology and lymphology in Blasien-Menzenschwand, Germany. In addition, he works as Medical Director in several schools dedicated to lymphatic drainage and decongestive physiotherapy in Germany and abroad. He is President of the Continuing Education Committee and member of the Board of Directors of DLG, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Lymphologie (German Society of Lymphology), as well as responsible for the development of guidelines concerning decongestive physiotherapy. He is the author of numerous publications on lymphology and oncology.