Love it when the whole team gets together for a Skills Share! Tessa, Jaclyn, and Megan gathered to teach and learn a bunch of different hands-on techniques from one another, and last night’s buffet included kinesiotaping for edema, targeted neuromuscular work, and some approaches to glymphatic drainage. We all took turns getting on the table […]
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Our books are currently open to those who have recently had procedures like liposuction (including 360 liposuction and water-assisted liposuction for lipedema), breast augmentation (including reductions, implants, lifts, and autologous reconstruction), facial surgeries, and tummy tucks. We can provide manual lymph drainage and, after some healing time, fascial work to help with things like fibrosis
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Tessa is now trained in manual lymph drainage from Klose Training! We are SO excited that she is adding this skill on top of the many that Tessa utilizes with her clients. One River Massage Therapy wants to get this work to as many people as possible, and now our team of lymph nerds is
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Sheesh, our occupational therapist Jaclyn is booked and BUSY these days! She is helping SO many people, particularly those with cancer and surgery rehab needs, lymphedema, and lipedema, which is great, but her schedule is getting dang full. If you are having a hard time finding an appointment time that works for you, you can go
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We are thrilled to have Tessa Gifford as our newest member of the One River Massage Therapy staff! Tessa has an eclectic mix of modalities and specializes in folks with spinal injuries and surgeries, joint replacements, pregnancy massage, and more. How wonderful to be able to serve more people in so many different ways. You can
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This post is being published on March 6th, which is World Lymphedema Day. This is a day to educate the wider world about lymphatic diseases, and Dr. Dhruv Singhal and Megan Belanger are very excited to announce that their educational booklet “Understanding Lymphedema: Keeping the Train on Track” is now available on Amazon HERE! This 44-page
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Imagine going through puberty with “big legs” that are notably out of proportion with the rest of your body. Or maybe you’ve developed fat tissue on your hips and legs later in life, like after you have a baby, and all the while thinking it’s YOUR fault that it’s there. That you don’t have enough
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We’re now offering standardized Lipedema Physical Evaluation here at One River! This is for patients with a lipedema diagnosis who may be seeking surgery or other treatment options that require an evaluation to show the impact of lipedema on their ability to function daily and for clearance for these procedures. Our occupational therapist Jaclyn will
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It was such a pleasure, as always, to attend the Boston Lymphatic Patient Symposium. This year at was at beautiful Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. We always learn so much and get to meet and catch up with so many folks that are part of this community. Here are two of our favorite takeaways
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Jaclyn and Megan had the honor of speaking at The Breast Friends Connection in Shrewsbury, MA recently (where there may or may not have been a skit acted out), and it was wonderful to see both some new and some familiar faces. We got the chance to talk about subjects like axillary cording syndrome,
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