Julia Rodrick, OTR

Julia Rodrick has practiced in the field of Occupational Therapy since 1980 and she is currently employed in Morris, Illinois at Rezin Orthopedics and Vital Care Therapy Services. Currently her position is serving as Manager and Lead therapist for the outpatient Orthopedic/Hand Center and Master Clinician in the area of Lymphedema specialties.

Mrs. Rodrick is a national mentor and lecturer for the management of lymphedema and sub-acute edema management. She is co-owner of EDEMA THERAPY ESSENTIALS, a privately owned seminar company providing accredited courses in the treatment of problematic edema conditions. As a Certified MLD Instructor, Julia teaches the principles of Manual Lymph Drainage and Complete Decongessive Therapies internationally. She is recognized as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist by the Lymphology Association of North America and serves on the Board of Directors. She is an active member of the International Society of Lymphology.

She is the author of Treatment and Theory for Reducing Edema an accredited Internet hand course, online since May of 2003; also An Alternative Approach in the Treatment of Sub-acute and Chronic Edemas, Selected Papers, Spring/Summer edition, 2003; She has also co- authored "Manual Edema Mobilization: A New Concept in Sub-acute Edema Resolution" published in May 2002, by The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy. As a researcher, she has completed the first pilot study of Manual Edema Mobilization vs. Retrograde Massage for the treatment of sub-acute hand edema presenting it's findings at the 6th annual Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2004.