Mel Horton

Prior to moving into the wellness arena Mel worked for many years in the IT industry. She was a founding company director and Senior Vice President – Engineering of an international software company for 23 years. Mel was elected a Chartered Fellow and life member of the British Computer Society (the UK IT Chartered Institute) in 2005 in recognition of her services to the industry. Since moving on from the IT industry Mel has been able to pursue her passion for wellness. Founder of the Mandurah Oedema clinic, Mel works with a range of clients seeking treatment for Lymphoedema, Lipoedema, pain relief, muscle & joint repair, scar management, CDT (Complex De- congestive Therapy) for oedemas, and oedema early intervention. She is a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist and a member of the AMT (Association of Massage Therapists). She is also an accredited lymphoedema practitioner, Trained in the Dr Vodder method of manual lymph drainage, and a member of the ALA (Australasian Lymphology Association) Editorial Committee. Mel is a pregnancy massage practitioner through Pregnancy Massage Australia and she is also a Bach Flower Remedy Therapist having completed her practitioner training at the Mount Vernon Bach Centre in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications & Memberships:

Dip RM (Diploma Remedial Massage) Professional Member AMT (Association of Massage Therapists) Dr Vodder Lymphoedema & CDT (Complex De- congestive Therapy) Therapist Accredited Lymphoedema Practitioner ALA (Australasian Lymphology Assoc.) NLPR Nurture Life Practitioner Pregnancy Massage Australia BFRP (Bach Flower Registered Practitioner) & Practitioner Member UK Bach Centre Certs. Lymphatic (MTC-L) & Advanced Sports Taping Certs. BSN, Mobiderm, SIPC Compression Working with Children Check - Western Australian Notice No: 2732475 Western Australia Police Check Public & Professional Liability Insurance Registered Private Health Care Provider

Location

We want Mandurah Oedema Clinic to be a welcoming home from home, not an impersonal clinical environment. We believe our clients want comfortable, familiar surroundings and that feeling at home during treatment is a big part of successfully managing oedema. Our clinic is set on Waterside Canals in a refurbished & specially redesigned home providing comfortable treatment rooms, a lounge waiting room with a library and purpose built, heated pool for hydrotherapy. We are on the water, close to town but away from the noise & foot traffic of a busy main street. We have on-site, gated parking for up to 6 cars and are signposted with a blue information sign from the corner of Leslie Street.

Treatment Rooms

We have two private, well fitted treatment rooms with electric/hydraulic beds where our therapists have access to a range of oedema equipment. With state of the art bioimpedance Spectroscopy equipment, compression pumps, garments, lasers and lymphscanner, we are able to offer treatment & advice on all aspects of oedema.

Office

Our clinic management software is provided by Cliniko, a leading Australian medical software company providing secure, comprehensive client record keeping & online booking with SMS & Email notification. We also use Finger-Ink, a companion program for Cliniko that lets you fill out our New Client Registration form much easier & quicker on a clinic iPad. This helps save the planet by reducing paper! We offer HICAPS for instant health insurance refunds and credit card payments streamlining our office systems, your time with us is valuable, why waste it doing paperwork.

Mandurah Oedema Supplies

We deal with a wide range of oedema equipment from compression pumps to garments, tape and home lasers. Much of this equipment can only be purchased through a qualified clinic fitting service so we work with our sister company Mandurah Oedema Supplies to source the best, value for money oedema equipment & supplies available and measure and fit these in-house. We have qualified staff who can measure up & fit a range of compression & pump garments for you to purchase. We also have compression pumps to rent so you can try the benefits of home treatment for yourself. If you’d like to know more about our clinic, please contact us & we’ll be happy to answer your questions.