Form of massage designed to assist the function of the lymphatic system by the application of slow, light, and repetitive strokes that help move
lymph fluid through the system of vessels and nodes.
The lymph system is network of tissues and organs that transport
lymph fluid through the body.
Not exact matches
This slows circulation and when blood and
lymph move
through the breasts,
fluid from the blood vessels can seep into the breast tissues.
Massage Therapy is delivered to improve the flow of blood and
lymph (
fluid in
lymph glands, part of immune system), to reduce muscular tension or flaccidity, to affect the nervous system
through stimulation or sedation, and to enhance tissue healing.
Extra nutrients and
fluid needed to produce milk are carried
through the blood and
lymph system and collect in the breast tissue, making them swell.
It also includes the
fluid, physical aspects of the anatomical body that control the movement of blood,
lymph and cerebrospinal
fluid through the body and the circulatory movement of breath
through the respiratory system.
Once that
fluid is there, it can't return
through the veins to the heart; it's up to the
lymph system to move the
fluid back
through the body.
The
lymph fluid filters
through lymph nodes.
Lymphedema occurs from a blockage in the
lymph system, preventing
fluid from traveling
through the body properly.
Inversions help to drain accumulated
lymph fluid from the legs and re-circulate it
through the body.
After these living cells feed off the nutrients delivered
through the bloodstream, they produce metabolic debris that is then carried away by the lymphatic
fluid, also known as
lymph.
It has no heart muscle to move the
fluid around
through its
lymph vessels.
Now that we know what the
lymph system does, the question remains, how does the
lymph fluid move
through the body?
Instead, chemicals must pass
through seven different cell layers of your epidermis before finally entering the dermis, where they can then enter your bloodstream or
lymph fluid and proceed to circulate to other areas of the body, like your liver, brain, etc..
Gradually, the tissues begin to accumulate
lymph fluid as it passes
through them.
Since
lymph flows
through the body in a one - way direction, with valves preventing
fluid from going the wrong way, the tissues must always be slowly and gently «pumped» in the same direction as the local flow pattern.
As well as the circulation system that courses blood
through our veins and arteries, we also have the lymphatic system that sends white blood cells (
lymph fluid) throughout the body and sweeps bacteria and toxins into the blood stream and away to the organs of elimination.
It is an interstitial
fluid that flows
through the
lymph nodes to filter out viruses, bacteria and organic material.
So the
lymph fluid mainly depends on muscle motion and breathing to move
through the body.
This
fluid helps the body fight infection, and as it passes
through the
lymph nodes, these nodes pull infectious agents like bacteria out of the flow of
lymph so that they do not continue to circulate
through the body.
The
lymph system is an extensive interconnected system which transports
lymph, a clear to yellowish
fluid,
through the body.
Through the evening, as we sleep, the
lymph fluid is gradually hardening.
I explained how to move the
lymph fluid since the heart does not pump it and guided attendees
through a short Lymphatic Yoga practice.
The performance of inverted, supported yoga postures increases circulation of the
lymph — a
fluid that flows
through the body and filters pathogens
through lymph nodes effectively.
Lymph fluid moves
through the body at about 4 ounces per hour, but when one does a coffee enema, it speeds up the flow of the lymphatic
fluid 2 to 3 times faster.
So as we deep breathe, the
lymph fluid is pumped
through the body which allows it to then gather up the blood proteins and carry them
through the
lymph nodes to be placed back into the blood stream where they belong.
Your lymphatic system runs
through your whole body, bathing your cells in a clear
fluid called
lymph.
The
lymph fluid moves
through channels called «vessels» that are filled with one way valves, so the
lymph always moves in the same direction.
The pneumatic lymphatic compression massage aids the body in migrating
fluids through the
lymph system, unclogging pathways, migrating waste products, and eliminating stress effectively lowering acidic stress hormones (cortisol).
The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport a
fluid called
lymph through the body.
You also move
lymph fluid around the body, and
lymph must be moved
through physical activity alone since there is no «
lymph heart» to circulate
lymph fluid regardless of your physical activity like there is with your cardiovascular system.