Lymphatic Drainage at InnerWorks
Lymphatic drainage involves the use of gentle, hands-on maneuvers to asses the lymphatic system and simulate wave-like movements with a pressure starting at about the weight of a nickel. This process works to activate fluid circulation and stimulate the working of the immune system.
The lymphatic system is critical to our body's ability to clear toxins and stagnant fluids from all parts of our body, to detoxify and filter out foreign substances and maintain a healthy immune system. (Adair & Guyton,1982). It is a complex system comprised mainly of lymphatic vessels, nodes and certain organs working in cooperation to accomplish these tasks. This work, however, may be hindered or stopped due to trauma, surgery, scar tissue, infections, or substantial swelling, fatigue or stress. This may open the way to many physical ailments and hasten the aging process.
Today, LDT techniques are used as standard scientific practice throughout Europe and continue to gain recognition in the U.S. among practitioners, including medical and osteopathic physicians, acupuncturists, chiropractors, nurses, dentists, PT's, body workers and estheticians.
Practitioners are able to evaluate the direction, depth and quality of the lymphatic flow, and help the body to clear stagnation and help promote the following benefits:
- Reduction in edemas (swelling) of various kinds, including post-operative edema
- Detoxification of the body
- Regeneration of tissue, including, burns, reductions of scars (pre-and post operatively)
- Reduction in the symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
- Deep relaxation to aid insomnia, stress, loss of vitality and loss of memory
- Alleviation of adiposis and cellulite tissue
- Alleviation of sinus congestion/infection
- Improvement of some venous conditions
