Muscle Management

SELF-HELP FOR BREAST LUMPS

0:02 Here's the concept.

0:03 Is that fluid is constantly moving, and when it gets congested, we start to have problems over a long period of time.

0:12 My sense is that congestion can become more of an infectious congestion that probably isn't good for us.

0:20 I've seen this technique work.

0:21 Now I want to share it with you.

0:23 OK, breast strain 101.

0:26 Underneath the breast against the thoracic cavity is what I call the transition point straight back from the nipple in between the ribs.

0:34 There's a little dip there.

0:36 That's where the primary fluid from the from the breast continues its ongoing, shall we say, flow.

0:44 Into the thoracic cavity down in the abdomen where it gets recycled, replenished, and refreshed.

0:50 Oftentimes what appears to happen is that transition point gets congested, gets plugged, so that the fluid backs up and sits there longer than it's supposed to.

1:02 It's much it can be considered similar to what a drain in the sink looks like.

1:07 It gets plugged with food particles.

1:09 You've got to go in and clean them out and get it to rinse through so that the fluid can continue to drain through there.

1:14 So here's the technique.

1:16 Here's actually two techniques to get that drain open.

1:19 One is to go under the lift up the breast, go under and find that dent, and there's an there's an absolute dent there, trust me, just a little con.

1:29 Cavity, if you will, you find it and then work around the edges, much like you were trying to open it up just to scooch if you will, the particles are away from the center so that can open up and drain.

1:44 Second and it'll probably be a little sore, so be gentle with yourself.

1:48 Second approach is to push directly on the nipple, gently.

1:53 This is going to be tender.

1:54 You'll feel that little concavity.

1:57 That is going to start pushing pushing fluid down towards that drain, so you put that pressure and then again that little circular movement away from the center to try and open it up.

2:09 Over time this will become less tender.

2:12 Over time this will, shall we say, help reduce the pressure that contributes to the sensitivity.

2:18 It should become less sensitive.

2:20 Guys, you can do this too.

2:24 OK, now the other part to this is once you've opened up that drain, you want to encourage the fluid to move through.

2:31 Basically there's a nipple you come c it, and then a gentle squeeze like you're trying to encourage the fluid to go towards that drain.

2:41 Just hold it for a few seconds and relax.

2:46 That's all there is to this particular portion, this particular component.

2:53 What's necessary, what's advantageous is if you can find a therapist who is trained in the very method of manual lymphatic drainage.

3:04 There are a number in Oregon.

3:05 There are a number in California.

3:08 Some in Virginia, there are some apprentices spread throughout the land, and most of them will tell you whether they have mastered this technique, whether they are trained in it, whether they can help you continue draining the upper body and getting the fluids moving.

3:24 It's a useful technique.

3:26 Again, this wasn't the most comfortable thing for me to do, but I think it was very important.

3:31 I hope it serves you.

3:32 Happy trails.

2010...A written note from a client:

"This year, in your concern that another gifted woman had perished from breast cancer, you explained a self-help technique that you called a "breast drain" that any woman could do to encourage drainage and removal of toxins from the breast tissue and glands.

For several decades in the offices of several personal physicians (I have moved several times), I had heard expressions of concern during manual breast exams because of suspicious lumpiness within the tissue of my breasts. I would be repeatedly called back after a mammogram to have additional testing done. A biopsy was never required, but there was always the nagging sense that something needed to be carefully watched.

There was also always a painfulness that I accepted as "normal."

The doctors determined that I had a cystic condition in both breasts. During my most recent exam, however, after only a few months of applying the technique you explained, my doctor seemed quite pleasantly surprised that the tissue seemed much smoother. In fact, she did not mention a cystic content and even declared that the tissue condition was like that of a much younger woman. Now that is something that every older woman appreciates hearing! Best of all, the painfulness I had tried to ignore for so many years has virtually disappeared. I have passed your information along to both of my daughters. So, you see, your good influence continues beyond the immediate sphere in which you do your therapeutic work."
-Carol Ann

2018- Students story

July 2018

My name is Shelly Beale. I'm a licensed massage therapist in Idaho... I have known Taum for about 7 years, and I've been to several of his classes. The lymphatic drainage class is one of my favorites. I have taken this class twice and use the information a lot.

About four years ago I was taking a class with Taum... I don't remember which one but I had gone into class and was upset. My teacher Sue and Taum had noticed how upset I was.. they both asked me what was wrong I explained I had a mammogram earlier that day I had to go back and have another one...two in one day..... The doctor decided I needed a biopsy the following Monday on a lump they had found. Taum did the lymphatic work on my stomach and arms, and proceeded to show me how to do the breast drain on myself, which I have shown several women. I love it!!!! I believe it helped me.. from Friday evening when he showed me the breast drain I did it on myself on Saturday and Sunday I did it again on Monday morning before we went to talk to the doctor, we decided not to do the biopsy but to do surgery and take the whole entire lump out... they did another mammogram and found that it had gotten smaller from Friday's mammogram. 5 days later we did the surgery and in that 5 days time it had gone down more than what the first mammogram showed.

So in my own experience, I truly believe in the lymphatic drainage. Like I said it's one I truly use a lot and believe it has helped me... and I've seen it work on others.

Taum and his work are amazing. ❤

Molly Ivins made me do this...

This was not easy.

Sometimes, we have the fortune to experience a spirited writer who presents life with a smile, a snicker, and an attitude without fear or anger. Molly Ivins shared that spirit in her writing, and I truly enjoyed her art. In 2007, shortly after Molly passed away after losing her battle with breast cancer, I listened to Randi Rhodes while folks that knew Molly celebrated her life with some amazing stories of a gal that thought outside the box.

A particular story that really got to me was Molly's famous mooning of the Klu Klux Klan parade.

For numerous reasons, Molly's passing helped me realize I could no longer stand on the sidelines and not speak up, not do what's right. In my mind and humble opinion, too many people were suffering needlessly.

Nope... I could no longer simply observe and not offer my thoughts when I believed I had something to contribute (from 30+ years in the field of massage therapy) that may help others from experiencing a similar fate.

Understand, this was not an easy thing to do, as talking about women's breasts by a male therapist is way out of the scope of my normal conversations. I decided I couldn't sit by any longer, so during the course of my clinical sessions, when appropriate, I started sharing information pertinent to breast lumps. No, I would not do the procedure, what I would do and continue to do is demonstrate a self-help technique for increasing and improving circulation in that area.

And...one of the end products is this video.

My friend Barbara in North Carolina is a big supporter of The Berry Method® approach to health maintenance and knew of this self-help technique. She is also familiar with the self-help videos already on my website and suggested this would be appropriate to share with her friends and asked me to put a video together.

Please share!

I continue to teach this amazing work in Truckee, CA.

I have also been sharing/teaching* these techniques in N Carolina, Idaho, Virginia, California, and Nevada. Ask your therapist if they have had this training.

SELF-HELP FOR BREAST LUMPS

2010...A written note from a client:

2018- Students story

Molly Ivins made me do this...

MUSCLE MANAGEMENT