Modern people stay in front of computers for a long time, and their long-term poor posture affects the whole body's lymph and blood circulation. After a whole day, their whole foot is often swollen like legs. It is circulating in the market that "lymph massage" can eliminate edema, eliminate metabolic waste in the body, and relieve shoulder and neck soreness. Is it so magical?
But before embracing the lymphatic tract massage, you must figure out what "lymph" is?
The human body whole-body circulatory system is divided into two sets. One is the " blood circulation system " that supplies cell nutrients and oxygen , and the other is the "lymph circulatory system" parallel to the vein, assisting the vein to recover tissue fluid exuded by microvascular channels.
When the blood circulation enters the microvascular, some plasma-like fluid will ooze out of the blood vessels and enter the tissue gap. These tissue fluids that ooze blood vessels must return to the heart through the lymphatic vessels before they can enter the blood circulation again.
not only metabolizes waste, lymph circulation also transports nutrients
lymph circulation is not only metabolizes waste, but also stores or decomposes nutrients in lymph fluid . The tissue fluid recovered by lymphatic vessels is similar to plasma, not only contains metabolizing waste, but also some nutrients, lipids, fat-soluble vitamins , moisture and other substances.
When the lymph fluid is sent back to the heart and enters the blood circulation, the metabolic waste in the original lymph fluid will be sent to the liver and kidneys to metabolize and excrete, while the lipids are sent to the liver to absorb and store and utilize other nutrients.
Unlike arteries, there is no "smooth muscle" that adjusts contraction and dilation in the wall of the lymphatic vessels. The lymph fluid that flows upwards on the legs cannot be pushed back to the heart independently. "The lymph fluid must be sent back to the heart through muscle contraction and valves in the lymphatic vessels." The lymph fluid returned from the toes takes about 8 to 12 hours to reach the end point.
likes to eat greasy, heavy salty, and no exercise. The lymphatic circulation is poor, and edema comes to the door.
. People who like to eat greasy and heavy salty for a long time usually accumulate more peripheral tissue fluid. If they don’t like exercise and lack muscle mass, the lymphatic system cannot smoothly eliminate tissue fluid, which can easily cause swelling and edema of the peripheral limbs.
When the lymphatic system circulation is poor and the tissue fluid accumulates too much, proper massage of the lymphatic vessels can indeed promote the reflux of tissue fluid and relieve swelling.
But it should be noted that there are many causes of edema. If it is congenital edema, tumor blocking lymphatic circulation, surgical radiation treatment, or edema caused by infection and inflammation, rashly performing lymphatic massage may worsen the condition. People with long-term limb edema are best to go to the hospital for examination.
exercise injury makes swelling. Lymph massage can also work.
In addition to edema caused by poor lymph circulation, lymph massage also helps alleviate swelling caused by "sports injury". For example, when ankle sprain or local swelling is felt after exercise, you can gently massage from the ankle to the heart, and press ten to twenty times on the lymph node , and then continue to push upwards to accelerate the accumulation of water and waste circulation of lymph nodes.
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Before massage, you can apply ice to slow down the penetration of tissue fluid, and then raise your hands or feet.
Lymphatic vessels are located under the superficial skin. Just gently press to in a spiral manner. Do not use too much force during massage. If the pressure channel is too heavy, it will exudate more tissue fluid, making lymphedema more serious.
For example, if the right hand is edema, first wrap the right wrist with your left hand first, twist it slightly, press it gently, and the skin will appear slightly sunken and wrinkled. Slowly press it in the direction of the armpit. When pressing to the lymph nodes under the armpit, the force should be increased so that the lymph fluid can pass quickly. Through the power of massage and traction, it can promote the flow of lymph fluid and relieve the problem of swelling of the limbs.
In addition to lymph massage, abdominal breathing and regular exercise, it can also stimulate muscle contraction and promote lymphatic circulation. Doctors remind you not to eat too greasy in your daily diet to avoid increasing the burden on the lymphatic system; try to avoid paint, heavy metals, etc., substances that are prone to damage the bone marrow that creates immune lymphatic balls to avoid affecting the body's immunity.
