Meadbh MacSweeney
The Lymph Clinic
Suite 1
Cork Clinic
Western Road
Cork
Telephone 00 353 (0)21 4347351
Treatments Offered
Lymphedema & Lipoedema Treatments
Health and Well Being
This is the only
validated course run in Ireland to teach the Dr Vodder Method of Manual Lymphatic Drainage. (MLD). Meadbh Mac Sweeney, Director of The Lymph Clinic, facilitates and teaches a postgraduate course in Manual Lymph Drainage
(MLD)and Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy
(DLT). The post-graduate training offered by the The Lymph Clinic is the only Dr Vodder certified programme on Manual Lymph Drainage in Ireland and Meadbh is the only certified teacher in the country. Courses are open to qualified healthcare professionals, e.g. Nurses, Doctors, Physiotherapists, OccupationalTherapists, Physical Therapists, Osteopaths and experienced Massage Therapists (with a min of 260 hours training).
Deep Oscillation Electrostatic Lymphatic Drainage
Deep Oscillation is a clinically proven gentle, yet powerful, electrostatic lymphatic drainage massage with permeates an 8 cm tissue depth. The impulses are delivered by the gloved hands of the therapist: significantly reducing pain, swelling and inflammation, promoting mobility and wellbeing. Applicable in the early post operative stage due to its gentle nature.
In contrast to externally applied, mechanical forms of therapy, (e.g. vibration), the therapy effect of DEEP OSCILLATION® takes place in the tissue itself and works through the entire depth of the tissue layers (skin, connective tissue, subcutaneous fat, muscles, blood and lymph vessels) to a depth of 8 cm.
DEEP OSCILLATION® can be applied from the first day post operative which means patients can rehabilitate in a far quicker timescale than has previously been possible. Bruising, swelling and pain reduce as the daily treatment works on shuffling and transporting the excess inflammatory matter (in evidence after surgery) to the lymph system for removal. Once the area is drained, it is able to regenerate
What happens in treatment?
For treatment the client holds a titanium bar; the therapist wears thin vinyl gloves and an electrode is attached to their arm. Both the electrode and the bar are connected to the machine. Alternatively, a special applicator can be used which also enables post operation self- treatment. Deep Oscillation can be applied in any external location: face (including over eyelids), breasts, arms, legs, buttocks, abdomen, etc.
About Meadbh Mac Sweeney
Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist & Medical Integrative Healthcare Therapist. Director of The Lymph Clinic, Cork & Limerick, Meadbh MacSweeney qualified as a Registered General Nurse having trained at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, then specialising in paediatrics at Temple Street Hospital. This led to a successful nursing career over two decades. She has studied comprehensively in the field of integrative medicine including Complementary Therapies and Cancer at the Bristol Cancer Help Centre and University of West England, and trained as a Health Creation Mentor with Integrative Medical Consultant Dr. Rosy Daniel.
Meadbh is the only certified teacher of the Original Dr Vodder Technique (M.L.D.) in Ireland offering 160 hour post graduate training to doctors , nurses, physios, OT's and physical therapists. She has specialised training for the treatment of patients with lymphoedema , lipoedema and other lymphatic disorders.
Recognising the uniqueness of each individual and her passion for the whole person to be treated has led her on a most exciting professional journey integrating those therapies into the hospital setting, at the Bon Secours, Cork She continues to bring her wealth of knowledge directly to the patients, propelling her to the forefront of integrative medicine in patient care. While principally based at the centre of excellence The Lymph Clinic, she also sees patients at The Lymph Clinic, Limerick and publically at the Mid Western Regional Hospital, over seeing the lymphoedema in-patient service.
QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE: Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) & Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy ( DLT) (Dr Vodder), Complementary Therapies in Cancer, Chi Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Remedial Massage
QUALIFIED TO TEACH: Manual Lymph Drainage Origional Dr Vodder method – Basic & Therapy 1( 80 hours) Therapy 2&3 ( 80 hours), Internationally recognised certificate qualification.
