Lymphatic Drainage

What’s lymphatic drainage?
Lymphatic drainage is a massage technique that works the lymphatic system, stimulating it to work in a quick way, moving the lymph up to the lymphatic ganglion.

What’s the lymph?
The lymph is the liquid existing in the vases of the lymphatic ganglion. It is characterized by its viscosity, colourless, as it contains organic and inorganic substances, residues and toxins. The lymph, liquid contained in the vessels of the lymphatic system, conducts the exceeding liquid and the toxins to the excretory organs, realizing this way an internal cleaning. It’s also responsible for taking oxygen, the nutritive substances and the hormones to the tissue, which is fundamental for the organism function, hence is so important for the body health and balance.

What’s the main function of the lymphatic drainage?
The main function of the lymphatic drainage is to eliminate the accumulated liquids between the cells and the metabolic residues. As they were being eliminated from the stored place, these substances are taken to the blood through the circulation, avoiding the formation of nodules, as it sweeps the toxins and helps to clear the skin canals. It also collaborates with the elimination of the liquids that creates swollen and also with the skin oxygenation, making it smoother and healthier. This technique also stimulates the skin regeneration, increasing the immunity system, it’s relaxing and tranquilizing, fight back cellulite and localized fat and still improves the organism anti-inflammatory action.

How is lymphatic drainage done?
The lymphatic drainage is realized in two processes, the evacuation, which consists in clearing the ganglions and the other lymphatic via, and the collection, that consists of making in fact the drainage. In a manual way the drainage is made in circles with the hands and the thumb, combined movements and pressure in bangle. By device, the drainage is done through a computer intelligent system that inflates and deflates a kind of bag that as the manual drainage, improves the lymph condition.

It’s important to know that this technique is not indicated to people with acute infections, heart failure, thrombosis, hypertension, cancer, bronquial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis,