1. Established in 1980
Developed by Joel Lebed, MD,
Marc Lebed, MD and Sherry Lebed
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3. • Physical Therapy and Dance in the
Surgical Management of Breast
Cancer
• “Dance” a therapeutic Modality
for the Breast Surgery Patient
• Dance & Movement Program
Improves Quality of Life Measures
in Breast Cancer Survivors.
4. • Future Studies: In Korea waiting to be
published in the Korean Nursing Journal from St.
Benedicts Hospital
• Quinnipiac University and Griffin Hospital in
CT, The Effect of the Lebed Method on Upper
Extremity Range of Motion, Function, Arm
Circumference, and Quality of Life in Post-
Operative Breast Cancer Patients
• Two abstracts on Healthy-steps from the UK
5. • 700 Instructors, Approximately 600 are actively teaching.
• Approximately 1,800 Healthy-Steps Classes a week are
being conducted
• Each class will average 12 to 20 people in a class,
• 1,000 times 18 in a class = 18,000 people are in Healthy-
steps classes every week some where in the world!
• In many cases this program is the program of choice for
these clients and they stay with the program for years.
Making the centers open more classes.
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7. HOW DO WE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT AMOENA
Instructors do an introduction at each class where they inform their
class of new items (sponsors) and information. i.e. Amoena products.
They also have an education table set up at each class with
information on it, i.e. information about Amoena.
Every two to three months they have an educational day instead of
class where they bring in speakers. One of those days is always a
‘boutique’, ‘Nordstrom’s’, if possible, to speak about prosthetics and
proper bra wearing, i.e. Amoena.
Healthy-Steps Newsletters and special announcements
Many of our instructors work at the hospitals and have the
opportunity to get Amoena products sold directly at their
hospitals, i.e. Colorado, Lutheran Medical Center and Baton Rouge
General.
8. Three Day Certification Training
Each year we train approximately
300 to 400 New Instructors and growing
9. Three Day Certification Training
In our trainings 80% to 90% of our attendees
are Allied Health Professionals
We are now becoming the program of choice
for many hospitals in the US and abroad.
Much of this is due to our Medical Studies
and the outcomes of these studies.
10. Each movement in Healthy-Steps
is medically directed by our Medical Director to:
Work the Lymphatic System and
decrease swelling
Increase Range of Motion
Increase flexibility
Work on balance and posture
Improve emotional well-being
Promote positive self image
Stabilize weight
Increase femininity and sensuality
11. 2.5 Million Breast Cancer Survivors
Surviving today!
24,000 cases of LE are diagnosed annually in the
US alone
Breast Cancer over 50%
How can The Lebed Method work in helping to
reduce swelling from Lymphedema?
Major drains/ducts will be open when doing the
Lebed Method program and ready to receive
more lymph as the pace of the exercises increase
12. All movements in The Lebed Method are
gentle and smooth against
resistance/pumping and releasing
The deep breathing we do in the Lebed
Method expands the lungs and stimulates
the Lymphatic’s in and around the lung area
and the abdomen below the
diaphragm, squeezing the diaphragm.
