Norton School of Lymphatic TherapyReviews of nortonschool.com

I really enjoyed Norton's class. I learned so much in 9 days and also had a great time doing it. I do have one thing to say, however. Our class had 16 participants to one instructor. We ran into many roadblocks with this issue during the first 4 days. We were learning so much initially this was great for the theoretical lymphedema education but for the hands on bandaging it did not work out well. We ended up going late a couple of days to get in the one on one reviews that we needed. I would say that for the lab portion the class should be limited to 10 students or two instructors need to be present. Otherwise the course was great with presentations by bandaging providers and such. Everyone was very welcoming and there was no awkwardness with practicing treatment methods.

Overall the course was very informative and by the end I felt prepared to treat lymphedema patients. Mastery of wrapping and MLD sequencing comes with practice, but I did feel prepared to treat patients, especially non-complex diagnosis. The one thing I did not feel confident with was the initial evaluation and examination; the class did not cover this at all really, as our instructor Jeannette said that this varies based on the clinic. Unfortunately, I was returning to a clinic that was restarting its lymphedema program and I would be the only CLT. I felt quite unprepared for the evaluations, and how to initiate treatment and cover the most important educational needs within a one hour evaluation time frame.

One thing I would have preferred was to have the MLD training occur in the morning rather than late afternoon . By 4pm my brain was tired and I found learning difficult . Overall good learning experience

The manual needs to consistent with the slides. Having 2 instructors is not ideal. Time management could be improved.

Home study was great. No issues with the home study part. The nine day in class training was half ok and half great.... I just wish they would keep one instructor for the whole class because some of what we were taught in the beginning was a lil different than how the second instructor explained. My second instructor was amazing however my first instructor contraindicated herself several times.

The Norton School CDT Course covered a broad range of topics in Lymphedema and had dynamic instructors. They provided adequate supplies for learning and practicing. The course is jampacked with lots of information.

The 10 day complete course was very rigorous but necessary for any practitioner that wants to be able to practice and treat lymphedema patient's right away. The only complaint was I wish there was a class geared for therapists only (PT, OT, Speech). Although John saw having a mixed group of massage therapists, OT/OTAs, PT/PTAs and nursing in one class I felt that a class that was specific to rehab would be more beneficial for me when we have similar practice settings. This would allow for less time being spent on discipline specific questions that may not apply to everyone and more time perhaps on how to transition patient's to the 2nd phase of CDT where I felt was a little rushed.

I think if anyone wants to take this course they should prepare two to three months prior.