Jill Griffiths
Lymphoedema Practitioner
Jill Griffiths
CDP. MLD I.II.III.IV (USA) .. CDP (Australia)
Jill is one of Australia's leading complex decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) practitioners with many years of experience in her field. This includes extensive clinical practice, teaching and writing for peer-reviewed journals. Together with a group of Melbourne Gynaecologists she conducted the only Australian study into the benefits of manual lymphatic drainage applied before and after surgical episodes. Overseas she trained with French medical and lymphology specialist Dr Bruno Chikly and with internationally acknowledged Australian lymphology expert Dr Judith Casley Smith.
Her trainers
Drs Judith and John Casley Smith spent their lives researching the anatomy of the lymphatic system and evolving treatments for lymphatic disorders. They developed a modern version of the European method of MLD, CDP, and founded The Lymphoedema Association of Australia.
Dr. Bruno Chikly is a graduate of the Medical School at Saint Antoine Hospital in France. He was awarded the prestigious medal of The Medical Faculty of Paris for his doctorial thesis on the lymphatic system, its historical evolution, and the manual drainage method. He went on to establish his teaching facility in the USA.
"Lymph drainage therapy, a hidden key to health and longevity"
- Dr Bruno Chikly