Textbook of Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage

Preface by Dr. phil. Emil Vodder Preface by the author Introduction A) The blood-vessel system 1. Structure of the vessels a) Aorta b) Arteriole c) Vein d) Capillary 2. Nutrition and nervous supply of the Circulatory System 3. Regulation of blood pressure and flow 4. Blood 5. Physiology of the blood capillaries a) Filtration b) Diffusion c) Osmosis d) The Starling equilibrium 6. Oedema-reducing effect of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) B) The connective tissue 1. Cells 2. Fibres 3. Ground substance 4. Fatty tissue C) The lymphatic system Summary 1. Lymph drainage pathways of the body a) Lower extremity b) True pelvis c) Abdomen d) Inner thorax e) Outer thorax and upper extremity f) Head and neck g) Anastomoses between the various lymph drainage areas h) Drainage of the lymph-obligatory load from the brain I) Drainage of the lymph-obligatory load from the spinal cord 2. Structure of the lymph pathways a) Lymph capillary b) Lymph angions c) Large lymph trunks d) Lymph nodes 3. Lymph-obligatory load 4. Lymph 5. Prelymph 6. Lymph volume 7. Lymph flow D) Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage on the nervous system 1. Effect of MLD on the autonomic nervous system 2. Analgesic effect of MLD a) Ganglion cell, glia cell b) Structure of the synapse c) Reflex arc d) Attraction reflex e) Mechanism of the analgesic effect of MLD E) Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage on skeletal and vessel-wall musculature 1. Effect on skeletal musculature 2. Effect on musculature wall of lymph vessel 3. Effect on peristalsis F) Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage on the defense system of the body 1. Non-specific defense system a) Cellular b) Humoral 2. Specific defense system = immunological defense system a) Cellular b) Humoral c) Immune tolerance d) Autoallergic illnesses e) Homeostasis in the immune system Bibliography