Therapist

Teresa McEleney

Teresa McEleney is a remedial massage therapist and lymphoedema therapist with over 15 years experience in muscular injuries treatment.

Working in a number of high profile sports injury clinics, her speciality is in head, neck, jaw, soft tissue injuries and complications due to swelling and diseases of the lymphatic system.

Teresa completed her massage training at the Australian School of Massage in 1994 and continued with advanced studies in trigger point therapy and soft tissue dysfunction, and myofascial release techniques.

In 2005 Teresa established The Movement Clinic and gained an international accreditation in manual lymphatic drainage  from the Dr Vodder Wittlinger Therapy Centre and School based in Austria.

As a qualified lymphoedema therapist, Teresa treats a wide variety of oedema (swelling) problems associated with plastic surgery,  severe bruising (contusion or hematoma) and scar tissue recovery, disease, post cancer and trauma. Teresa has a passion for immune system dysfunction research and education of the lymphatic system.

Teresa continues to travel within Australia and overseas pursuing further developments in manual lymphatic drainage treatments and is a registered member of Australasian Lymphology Association (ALA) and Australian Association of Massage Therapists (AAMT).

Other research and special interests include manual lymphatic drainage for scar tissue and trauma bruising, swelling complications associated with post cancer or disease.

Qualifications

  • Lymphoedema Therapist
    Recertification Level 2 & 3 Dr Vodder (Melbourne – Australia) 2011
    Recertification Level 2 & 3 Dr Vodder (Sydney – Australia) 2009
    Level 2 & 3 Dr Vodder wittlinger therapy center and school (Austria) 2007
  • Manual Lymphatic Drainage
    Therapy 1 Review Dr Vodder (Melbourne Australia) 2006
    Basic & Therapy 1 Dr Vodder (Melbourne Australia) 2005
    Basic & Therapy 1 Dr Vodder (Melbourne Australia) 1995
    Eastern School of tactile therapy
  • Associate Diploma Remedial Massage 1995-1996
    Australian school of massage
  • Myofascial Therapy Certificate 1995-1996
    Olympic park sports medicine
    Robert Granter
  • Advanced Soft Tissue Therapy Trigger Point 1994
    Australian school of therapeutic massage
  • Certificate of Massage 1993
    Victorian school of massage