Compendium of Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage. Renato Kasseroller

       Karl F. Haug Verlag • Heidelberg

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       Kasseroller, Renato:

      Compendium of Dr. Vodder's manuallymph drainage / by Renato Kasseroller. Trans!. by David Michael Fogg. - Heidelberg : Haug, 1998

      Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.: Kasseroller, Renato: Kompendium der manuellen Lymphdrainage nach Dr. Vodder

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       Table of Contents

       Foreword

       Part I: Theory

       Introduction

       1 The Foundations of Manual Lymph Drainage in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology and Histology

       1.1 The Basics of Manual Lymph Drainage's Mode of Operation

       1.1.1 The Autonomic Nervous System

       1.1.2 Reflex Arc

       1.1.3 The Immune System

       1.1.3.1 Humoral Immunity

       1.1.3.2 Cellular Immunity

       1.2 Connective Tissue

       1.2.1 The Cellular Portion of the Connective Tissue

       1.2.2 Fibers

       1.2.3 Ground Substance

       1.2.4 Adipose Tissue

       1.3 Dynamic Tissue: Blood, Lymph

       1.3.1 The Cardiovascular System

       1.3.2 The Blood

       1.3.2.1 The Red Blood Count

       1.3.2.2 White Blood Count

       1.4 Materials Transport

       1.4.1 Diffusion

       1.4.2 Filtration

       1.4.3 Osmosis

       1.4.4 Homeostasis

       2 Anatomical, Histological and Pathological Fundamentals

       2.1 The Vascular System

       2.2 The Lymphatic System

       2.2.1 The Lymph Angion

       2.2.2 The Lymph Nodes

       2.2.3 The Initial Lymph Vessels

       2.3 The Lymph-Obligatory Load

       2.3.1 Lymph Volume

       2.4 Anatomy of the Large Lymph Vessels

       2.4.1 The Lower Extremities

       2.4.2 The Minor Pelvis

       2.4.3 The Abdominal Cavity

       2.4.4 The Inner Thorax

       2.4.5 The Outer Thorax and Upper Extremities

       2.4.6 The Brain

       2.5 General Pathology

       2.5.1 Edema

       2.5.2 Adipose Tissue Proliferation

       2.5.3 Inflammation

       2.5.4 Wound Healing