What Is Lymphatic Drainage?
Lymphatic Drainage Technique (LDT) is a gentle hands on approach developed by Dr. Bruno Chikly as a way to assist our body’s lymphatic system. Through the gentle manual pumping of lymphatic vessels and nodes, LDT increases the filtration of debris trapped within the body’s tissues.
The lymphatic system serves as our body’s natural filtration system. It cleanses our fluids of debris including protein, germs, toxins and other foreign substances. Lymphatic vessels follow our circulatory system, are uni-directional and respond to light touch and deep breathing. Their network begins in the extracellular tissue, moves towards larger nodes and eventually drains into the heart, kidneys and bowel. At any given time, 70% of all lymphatic fluid is just below the skin, which is important because hands on techniques are able to greatly assist lymphatic movement or drainage.
The circulatory system relies on the heart for pumping, but the lymphatic system relies on the very thin layer of muscle lining for pumping. This means the filtration vessels are able to respond to gentle skin movement techniques, increasing the removal of waste and debris.
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