By Jan Olds, LMT
This article is from my latest printed newsletter
All body organs have deep lymphatic drainage. Both the deep and superficial channels are integral in the functioning of a healthy lymphatic system. The superficial channels that run in chains along the muscles converge to form bigger vessels that feed into deep lymphatic trunks and then drain into the thoracic duct or the right lymphatic duct. Often the deep drainage pathways around the different organs flow in different directions. They can drain to different parts of a lymph node...to different lymph nodes in the same chain or even to completely different chains.
The deep lymphatic complex is extensive and powerful. In the deeper lymphatic there is a condition known as lymphostasis, which can occur anywhere in the deep system and leads to serious problems. Lymphostasis is a fancy word that means the stopping of lymph flow. When this takes place...the superficial vessels become overloaded and the normal drainage pathways become congested, causing the system to back up. Because the issue is originating in the deep part of the body...stimulating the surface lymph chains would be fruitless. Almost all techniques that are currently used to work with lymph predominantly access the superficial system.
The deeper areas that are affected need to be opened up to restore the vacuum like effect throughout the lymph system. some of the areas that in my experience have the most need for this type of intervention are the liver...gallbladder...spleen...small and large intestines.
These area can be stimulated manually by someone who has a developed sense of touch. They can also be impacted with the use of external castor oil packs and heat.
How does all of this impact painful areas in the body? Almost everyone experiences some pain in their neck and shoulders. Often the pain in the neck and shoulders is caused by a distortion that keeps the lymph from draining down the normal lymphatic chain. For example...if your neck is twisted toward your dominant arm this will often be painful because of the inflammation pressing on the nerve complex. That pain is increased depending on the amount of toxins in the fluid. The amount of toxins will vary depending on what environmental and food borne chemicals, bacteria and viruses you have ingested. The pain is often tolerable until times of increased toxic exposure. This is why when you are getting sick you often have muscle soreness. Most of the time...manually draining this and doing structural work to change the twisting of the neck is enough to eliminate the pain.
In the case where there is also lymphostasis the lymph chains in the neck are not drain-able until the deeper congestion has been addressed. This can often be accomplished by manually stimulating the deeper area and then revisiting the lymph chains in the neck.
Thanks for this post it helps a lot.
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