Lymphatic drainage massage is a special technique of manual or apparatus influence on the body, it is the best massage to influence the movement of lymph in the body. In addition to the cosmetic effect, lymph drainage massage has a healing effect on the body: removing toxins, improving blood circulation, strengthening the immune system.
How to understand that your lymphatic system is not working properly?
- You feel sluggish, you feel unwell, insomnia, fatigue.
- You notice puffiness, bags under your eyes. Arms, legs swell not only after long walks in heels, but also from sitting and lying for a long time.
- Acne, acne, papillomas, pigment spots may be evidence of improper work of the lymphatic system.
To correct the situation with diuretics alone will not work, because frequent urination is not the solution to the problem of poor lymphatic drainage from the body. A lymphatic drainage procedure allows you to have a direct impact on the problem.
Techniques for performing a lymph drainage body massage
- Superficial. The impact on the epidermis with light movements of the fingertips with a slight pressure on the tissues, which enhances the movement of lymph along the lymph flow, removes vascular spasms.
- Deep technique of execution. Effects on the muscle tissue. Improvement of blood circulation, vasodilation. Deep lymph massage helps in the fight against extra centimeters in the waist, thighs.
- Dotting. Local work-out of the main lymph node areas. Point lymph drainage has a positive effect on the body as a whole. During point lymph massage, micro currents are used, as well as press therapy techniques.
Lymphatic drainage massage: how is it done at home?
Lymph drainage massage at home will not replace a course of professional hardware or hand massage, but it will allow you to postpone a trip to the salon until a better time. This technique has become extremely popular in the 21st century, the age of office workers. Lack of physical activity, unhealthy lifestyle lead to fluid and toxin stagnation in the body, which is effectively dealt with by lymph massage.
The technique of lymph drainage is not difficult to master. The procedure of lymph drainage massage of the whole body takes 20-25 minutes. It provides a persistent cosmetic, healing effect on the entire body.
Professional masseurs and beauticians know the exact location of lymph nodes, the direction of lymph flow in the body. During the self-massage session at home, it is necessary to take into account the main directions of massage movements according to the location of the lymphatic system in the human body.
Why is it not as difficult to influence the movement of lymph as it is to influence the movement of blood through the body? The circulation of lymph is not due to the work of the heart, but to the work of the muscles, which contract and thereby push the fluid forward. Lymphatic drainage is based on influencing the muscles of the body, increasing their contraction.