How to find a therapist:
Below are several links that
will take you to websites full of different therapist listings. If ever
you need help, just email me and I'll do what I can to find a therapist
near you.
The following web sites will link you to therapists
trained by lymphedema schools in the United
States:
Academy of Lymphatic
Studies
Klose Training and
Consulting, LLC
Norton
School of Lymphatic Therapy
Dr. Vodder School North
America
Make sure all of your questions are answered...
It's
important to select the right family doctor, probably because
you will see
this doctor more than any other.
When you're trying to select a family
doctor, the American Academy of
Family Physicians says to keep these
questions in mind:
Does the doctor accept your insurance?
What
are the doctor's office hours? Are those hours convenient
for
you?
What hospital is the doctor affiliated with?
Are you
comfortable talking to this doctor, and are you unafraid to
ask any
questions?
Do you feel like the doctor has thoroughly answered all of
your
questions, and doesn't try to rush you out of the office?
Does
the doctor explain things to you in a way that you
can
understand?
---------------
Reputable
Schools
Lymphedema Therapist Training
Programs
Academy of Lymphatic Studies [A]
Home Office : Sebastian,
FL
Telephone : 772-589-3355
Fax : 772-589-0306
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Joachim E. Zuther, CI
Medical Director: Michael King, MD, FACP,
FACC
Course Length : 135 hours(+), 14 days
Classes Held : Across
the U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PTA
Program Codes :
C,P,A
CASLEY-SMITH COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES:
1) CLT
Courses [S]
Home Office : Decatur, GA
Telephone : 404-377-9883
x2
Fax : 404-377-9336
E-mail : [email protected]
Director :
DeCourcy Squire, PT, CLT-LANA, CI-CS
Course Length : 135+ hours, 17
days
Classes Held : Across the U.S.
Student Codes :
D,N,P,PTA,O,COA,M
Program Codes : C,P,A
2) Boris-Lasinski School
[B]
Home Office : Woodbury, Long Island, NY
Telephone :
516-364-2200
Fax : 516-364-1844
Director : Marvin Boris,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PTA,COA
Program Codes :
C,P,A
Klose Training & Consulting, LLC [G]
Home Office : Boulder,
CO
Telephone : 866-621-7888
Fax : 303-245-0334
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Guenter Klose, CI, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Kathleen Francis,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,NP,P,PTA,PA,O,OTA,M,ATC
Program Codes :
C,P,A
The Upledger Institute [I]
Home Office : Palm Beach Gardens,
FL
Telephone : 561-622-4334
Fax : 561-622-4771
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Bruno Chikly, MD (France) & Renee Romero, RN
Course Length : 140
Hours, 18 Days
Classes Held : Across the U.S. and Canada
Student
Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PA,PTA,COA
Program Codes : C,P,A
The Norton
School of Lymphatic Therapy [N]
Home Office : Matawan, NJ
Telephone :
732-290-2888 or 866-445-9674 (44LYMPH)
Fax : 732-290-2278
E-mail
: [email protected]
Director :
Steve Norton, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Andrea Cheville,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,PA,PTA,O,COA,M
Program Codes :
C,P,A
The Lymphedema Consultants [T]
Home Office : Pittsburgh,
PA
Telephone : 412-364-3720
Fax : 412-364-3119
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Kathleen M. Cutler, BSN, RN, CMLDT-LANA
Course Length : 140 hours, 17.5
days
Classes Held : Western Pennsylvania & Tri State
Area
Student Codes : P,N,PTA,O,M
Program Codes : C,P,A
Dr.
Vodder School International [V]
Home Office : Victoria, BC,
Canada
Telephone : 250-598-9862 or 800-522-9862
Fax :
250-598-9841
E-mail : [email protected]
Director :
Robert Harris, HND, RMT, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Georg Kettenhuber,
MD
Course Length : 160 hours, 20 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S. and Canada
Student Codes : D,N,NP,P,O,M,PA,PTA,COA
Program
Codes : C,P,A
----------------------------------
Therapy
codes
Arm 682.3
Finger
681.00
Foot 682.7
Hand 682.4
Leg 682.6
Neck
682.1
Toe 682.10
Torso 682.2
THESE LETTERS MAY REFER
TO:
C COMBINED, COMPLETE, OR COMPLEX
D
DECONGESTIVE
P PHYSIOTHERAPY OR PHYSICAL THERAPY
L
LYMPHEDEMA OR LYMPHATIC
ABBREVIATIONS
CDP COMPLETE OR
COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY (USED BY
MEDICARE
FLORIDA)
CPDT COMPLEX PHYSICAL DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (FOLDI,
GERMANY)
CPT COMPLEX PHYSICAL THERAPY (CASLEY-SMITH, AUSTRALIA
1980)
CLT COMPLEX LYMPHATIC THERAPY (CASLEY-SMITH,
AUSTRALIA)
CDT COMBINED DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (VODDER)
LT
LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY
LMT LYMPHEDEMA MULTIMODAL THERAPY
* NOTE IT ALSO STANDS FOR LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPY/THERAPIST
AS
WELL
MLD MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE (ORIGINALLY VODDER)
MLT
MANUAL LYMPH/LYMPHATIC THERAPY/TREATMENT/TECHNIQUE (USED IN
SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINES)
LDT LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY
(CHIKLY)
MLDT MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY, A COMBINATION OF THE
ABOVE
THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHOULD NOT BE USED IF POSSIBLE
LM
LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
LDM LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE
MLM MANUAL
LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
MLDM MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE MASSAGE
THE WORD
"MASSAGE" IS MISLEADING TO PATIENTS AND INSURANCE IN DESCRIBING
THE
LIGHT AND SPECIFIC TOUCH OF LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE.
CODES FOR CELLULITIS AND
GLOSSARY FOR THERAPY
-------------------------
It's important to
select the right family doctor, probably because
you will see this doctor
more than any other.
When you're trying to select a family doctor, the
American Academy of
Family Physicians says to keep these questions in
mind:
Does the doctor accept your insurance?
What are the
doctor's office hours? Are those hours convenient for
you?
What
hospital is the doctor affiliated with?
Are you comfortable talking to
this doctor, and are you unafraid to
ask any questions?
Do you feel
like the doctor has thoroughly answered all of your
questions, and doesn't
try to rush you out of the office?
Does the doctor explain things to you
in a way that you can
understand?
Sources: Josephine Carey and Tina
Budde of ELymphNotes.com Lymphedema Magazine.
Below are several links that
will take you to websites full of different therapist listings. If ever
you need help, just email me and I'll do what I can to find a therapist
near you.
The following web sites will link you to therapists
trained by lymphedema schools in the United
States:
Academy of Lymphatic
Studies
Klose Training and
Consulting, LLC
Norton
School of Lymphatic Therapy
Dr. Vodder School North
America
Make sure all of your questions are answered...
It's
important to select the right family doctor, probably because
you will see
this doctor more than any other.
When you're trying to select a family
doctor, the American Academy of
Family Physicians says to keep these
questions in mind:
Does the doctor accept your insurance?
What
are the doctor's office hours? Are those hours convenient
for
you?
What hospital is the doctor affiliated with?
Are you
comfortable talking to this doctor, and are you unafraid to
ask any
questions?
Do you feel like the doctor has thoroughly answered all of
your
questions, and doesn't try to rush you out of the office?
Does
the doctor explain things to you in a way that you
can
understand?
---------------
Reputable
Schools
Lymphedema Therapist Training
Programs
Academy of Lymphatic Studies [A]
Home Office : Sebastian,
FL
Telephone : 772-589-3355
Fax : 772-589-0306
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Joachim E. Zuther, CI
Medical Director: Michael King, MD, FACP,
FACC
Course Length : 135 hours(+), 14 days
Classes Held : Across
the U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PTA
Program Codes :
C,P,A
CASLEY-SMITH COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES:
1) CLT
Courses [S]
Home Office : Decatur, GA
Telephone : 404-377-9883
x2
Fax : 404-377-9336
E-mail : [email protected]
Director :
DeCourcy Squire, PT, CLT-LANA, CI-CS
Course Length : 135+ hours, 17
days
Classes Held : Across the U.S.
Student Codes :
D,N,P,PTA,O,COA,M
Program Codes : C,P,A
2) Boris-Lasinski School
[B]
Home Office : Woodbury, Long Island, NY
Telephone :
516-364-2200
Fax : 516-364-1844
Director : Marvin Boris,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PTA,COA
Program Codes :
C,P,A
Klose Training & Consulting, LLC [G]
Home Office : Boulder,
CO
Telephone : 866-621-7888
Fax : 303-245-0334
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Guenter Klose, CI, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Kathleen Francis,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,NP,P,PTA,PA,O,OTA,M,ATC
Program Codes :
C,P,A
The Upledger Institute [I]
Home Office : Palm Beach Gardens,
FL
Telephone : 561-622-4334
Fax : 561-622-4771
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Bruno Chikly, MD (France) & Renee Romero, RN
Course Length : 140
Hours, 18 Days
Classes Held : Across the U.S. and Canada
Student
Codes : D,N,P,O,M,PA,PTA,COA
Program Codes : C,P,A
The Norton
School of Lymphatic Therapy [N]
Home Office : Matawan, NJ
Telephone :
732-290-2888 or 866-445-9674 (44LYMPH)
Fax : 732-290-2278
: [email protected]
Director :
Steve Norton, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Andrea Cheville,
MD
Course Length : 135 hours, 12 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S.
Student Codes : D,N,P,PA,PTA,O,COA,M
Program Codes :
C,P,A
The Lymphedema Consultants [T]
Home Office : Pittsburgh,
PA
Telephone : 412-364-3720
Fax : 412-364-3119
E-mail :
[email protected]
Director :
Kathleen M. Cutler, BSN, RN, CMLDT-LANA
Course Length : 140 hours, 17.5
days
Classes Held : Western Pennsylvania & Tri State
Area
Student Codes : P,N,PTA,O,M
Program Codes : C,P,A
Dr.
Vodder School International [V]
Home Office : Victoria, BC,
Canada
Telephone : 250-598-9862 or 800-522-9862
Fax :
250-598-9841
E-mail : [email protected]
Director :
Robert Harris, HND, RMT, CLT-LANA
Medical Director: Georg Kettenhuber,
MD
Course Length : 160 hours, 20 days
Classes Held : Across the
U.S. and Canada
Student Codes : D,N,NP,P,O,M,PA,PTA,COA
Program
Codes : C,P,A
----------------------------------
Therapy
codes
Arm 682.3
Finger
681.00
Foot 682.7
Hand 682.4
Leg 682.6
Neck
682.1
Toe 682.10
Torso 682.2
THESE LETTERS MAY REFER
TO:
C COMBINED, COMPLETE, OR COMPLEX
D
DECONGESTIVE
P PHYSIOTHERAPY OR PHYSICAL THERAPY
L
LYMPHEDEMA OR LYMPHATIC
ABBREVIATIONS
CDP COMPLETE OR
COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY (USED BY
MEDICARE
FLORIDA)
CPDT COMPLEX PHYSICAL DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (FOLDI,
GERMANY)
CPT COMPLEX PHYSICAL THERAPY (CASLEY-SMITH, AUSTRALIA
1980)
CLT COMPLEX LYMPHATIC THERAPY (CASLEY-SMITH,
AUSTRALIA)
CDT COMBINED DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (VODDER)
LT
LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY
LMT LYMPHEDEMA MULTIMODAL THERAPY
* NOTE IT ALSO STANDS FOR LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPY/THERAPIST
AS
WELL
MLD MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE (ORIGINALLY VODDER)
MLT
MANUAL LYMPH/LYMPHATIC THERAPY/TREATMENT/TECHNIQUE (USED IN
SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINES)
LDT LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY
(CHIKLY)
MLDT MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY, A COMBINATION OF THE
ABOVE
THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHOULD NOT BE USED IF POSSIBLE
LM
LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
LDM LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE
MLM MANUAL
LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
MLDM MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE MASSAGE
THE WORD
"MASSAGE" IS MISLEADING TO PATIENTS AND INSURANCE IN DESCRIBING
THE
LIGHT AND SPECIFIC TOUCH OF LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE.
CODES FOR CELLULITIS AND
GLOSSARY FOR THERAPY
-------------------------
It's important to
select the right family doctor, probably because
you will see this doctor
more than any other.
When you're trying to select a family doctor, the
American Academy of
Family Physicians says to keep these questions in
mind:
Does the doctor accept your insurance?
What are the
doctor's office hours? Are those hours convenient for
you?
What
hospital is the doctor affiliated with?
Are you comfortable talking to
this doctor, and are you unafraid to
ask any questions?
Do you feel
like the doctor has thoroughly answered all of your
questions, and doesn't
try to rush you out of the office?
Does the doctor explain things to you
in a way that you can
understand?
Sources: Josephine Carey and Tina
Budde of ELymphNotes.com Lymphedema Magazine.