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JUZO® Plant Tour An Uplifting Experience by Marie Lew
Smiles and green helium balloons greeted NAVALT® members attending the JUZO® plant tour, a highlight of the Annual Members Meeting and Educational Conference held at the Cleveland, Ohio Airport Sheraton this past June 16-18 [2000].

Women's Health Act and Insurance Coverage by Renee Romero, R.N.
In 1998 a “Women’s Health Act” was passed. The act is not specific about coverage for lymphedema, but has given many women with lymphedema the ammunition needed to fight for therapy. The act states…

National Certification For Lymphedema Therapists by Kathryn Thrift
You may recall, a test exam was given at the 1998 National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Conference in San Francisco for the purpose of establishing the interest and the need for national certification. In August 1999 key leaders in the lymphedema field, including doctors, nurses, certified instructors, massage therapists, a physical therapist and an occupational therapist met in Chicago…

Yoga for Lymphatic Health by Catherine Wright
On a fundamental level, yoga poses improve posture and thus the ability to breathe fully and easily. When we breathe fully, we learn in MLD how the cysterna chyli is stimulated by the surrounding abdominal muscle contractions and a suction like effect is set into motion, moving the lymphatic fluid into the thoracic duct.

The Birth of Navalt By Kim C. Tougas
January 10, 1992
It is hard to believe that only a little over a year ago the idea of an association for Manual Lymph Drainage was launched. Those who attended the MLD review in Houston, Texas, May 1991, will remember the excitement as concepts were formulated. This review was organized by Robert Harris of Vancouver, B. C. and the association discussions were arranged by John Guarino of Alexandria, VA.