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Babs Tobin

Babs Tobin

Occupational therapist, certified lymphedema therapist, and founder of Lymph Flow Yoga™ specializing in cancer rehabilitation and lymphatic health.

Jul 1, 2026

25:59
Do you want to talk a little bit about the difference between something like a regular massage that someone might get and a manual lymph drainage massage?
26:08
Yeah, sure.
26:09
So a couple of key things is with a manual lymph drainage massage, it's very specific to the anatomy of the lymphatic system.
26:19
So we're working towards stimulating the large lymph node clusters first.
26:24
So we're opening up the terminus region, the area where the clavicles are, that helps to open up this major drain, so this major toll booth.
26:33
And then we stimulate the lymph nodes closest to the area that we're working on.
26:37
So say if we're working on someone with upper extremity lymphedema, we're going to wake up the axillary, the armpit lymph nodes, cubital fossa, the inner elbow lymph nodes, the sternal lymph nodes, the clavicular lymph nodes.

17 MINS LATER

43:52
Do you fit it yourself? Or like if you were to just go to the store and get something, would it be the same?

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