Could this little known twist on a common understanding be the secret to your symptoms?

Your lymphatic system has become commonly known with its association to lymphatic drainage or massage techniques.

It is a very superficial and thin system that helps to support both your circulatory and immune systems.

Your circulatory system filters and removes plasma from blood, around 20 litres of it daily. 17 litres of that is directly re-absorbed by your vessels, the other 3L are filtered through the lymphatic system.

Additionally your lymphatic system also removes cellular debris, bacteria and proteins to aid with your immune system function. 

The lymph fluid passes through nodes to remove waste products then through much larger lymph ducts which connect to veins below your collarbones called “subclavian veins”. 

The lymph fluid is moved through the system via muscle contraction/movement, another reason why continual movement and avoiding being stationary for long periods is beneficial. 

The little known secret however is the lymphatic system can affect your nervous system, which is the communication between your brain, spinal cord, nerves and the rest of the body.

The nervous system is the most important system in the body as it controls and coordinates everything else. Much like a conductor of an orchestra.

This is known as the neurolymphatic system. 

First detailed by Dr. Frank Chapman in 1930’s as “gangliform contracted lymphoid tissue nodules”, that is a mouthful for you. 

They are blockages or congestion in the sheath; a thin netting, around the nerves that detect pain and temperature change of the skin. 

There is a map of specific points throughout the body that correspond to related organs, muscle etc that if dysfunction can feel like a small 2mm sized smooth lump, and can often be tender or sore when felt.  (These are very different from a muscle trigger point.)

This communicates directly to the sympathetic nervous system, which is the fight/flight/freeze response in our oldest areas of the brain. 

Therefore connecting A-B and B-C, dysfunction of the neurolymphatic system could be linked to unnecessary stimulation of the flight/fight/freeze response. One of the leading causes for deterioration of people's health. 

If you want to be assessed to see if your neurolymphatic system is contributing to your symptoms or health, along with the most in depth musculoskeletal and neurological systems assessment you’ve likely ever had, book in for an initial consultation with us today.