Crazy Massage Words – Part 2

LYMPHANGIOMOTORICITY

The speed at which your lymphatic fluid flows through your lymph vessels. Your lymph system is the sewer for your body and, just like a toilet, it needs to be moving stuff out! When it is not flowing we experience swelling, fluid retention, congestion, bloating, and achy pain. We think we have allergies and it could be a back-up of lymph in our head. Faster lymphangiomotoricity, creates drainage – down the throat, out the nose, needing to use the restroom.

This short video shows you how you can drain your head and speed up lymphangiomotoricity…

TUGOR

Our second word is TURGOR. Above I mentioned achy pain when lymph is not flowing. Imagine you and I are blowing air into two balloons the same size. I blow into mine once; you keep blowing into yours. Mine is limp and stretchy; yours is bursting. Your balloon represents clogged lymph vessels that continue to receive dirty cellular debris. What the outward pushing air does on the balloon or in the clogged vessel is called turgor. In the case of lymph, it can feel achy. Lymph stagnation hurts and can be mitigated with manual lymphatic drainage. Conversely, the right amount of turgor in the intestines is paramount because we do not want them collapsing in on themselves.

How is your lymphangiomotoricity and your turgor?

Call ahead for your appointment.
Let’s get you flowing.
Monica