Today I did a lymphatic massage on a resident. I had watched the massage on this patient 2 weeks ago and then watched a lympathic massage on a different patient last week. I was a bit unsure about what was the correct way to do the massage, since both patients have the massage done differently, but i did the massage from what I had seen on this patient before. This patient goes reguarly to the lymphatic clinic in perth and has intensive massage and treatment, as well as regular weekly massages by our physio department. I think it was interesting to see the difference in the patients, since the other lympathic patient refuses to go to the clinic in Perth and she is in a worse state than this patient.
The massage is a light tough moving from the shoulder down the arm and back up again, then across the chest. This is because the lympathic system isnt working properly and it needs assistance to get the fluids moving.
I thought that it felt weird to do this massage for the first time because it is such a light touch and so slippery with the massage oil.
I had attempted to warm up my hands before I started, while Jenna massaged the other shoulder, however if I was to go straight in there and start massaging the patient I think that I would need to put my hands on a hot pack or something because they were freezing and werent going to get warmer by a quick rub.
I felt happy and confident after I had started this massage, I just became a bit unsure on how long to massage each part, because this lady's condition had been dealt with so well and you couldnt see the worse parts of her arm, unlike the other patient we had with this condition
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