Fibromyalgia, Cfs And Mld: Autonomic Immunity,
Connective Tissue, And The Circulatory System: Part 3
Author: Mark J Shaw

Connective Tissue Function

Connective tissue is an essential organ and as such has many
functions and capabilities.

• Connective tissue is the vehicle of the unconscious and
undifferentiated body functions.

• Connective tissue regulates energy processes and has primary
control of the physiochemical and bioelectrical activities of
the body.

• Connective tissue regulates a host of vital bodily functions
such as temperature, water, mineral and energy balance,
including glycolysis and respiration.

• Connective tissue forms the basis of the system of general
and unspecific defense regulation, and along with its fibres
represents a mechanical barrier to bacteria.

• Connective tissue serves as the physiologic reservoir of the
human body for all essential nutrients.

Protein, carbohydrates and water are stored in the connective
tissue as well as fat cells which contain fat not yet
transformed into energy.

Water occurs in two different forms in the body:

1. As active hydrodynamic, available water

2. As inactive stored water.

The first form serves as a means of transport in the
circulatory and lymph system as well as in connective tissue.
It functions as a reactive partner and a solvent in the
metabolic processes of cells and tissues.

Stored water (2) on the other hand is used to determine the
volume of a molecule which is not a compact, but rather a
diffuse, externally open molecule that extends over a large
volume.

Evolution has cleverly placed its central reservoir for all
essential nutrients, in the most imaginably convenient spot in
the body, the connective tissue.

In this way the connective tissue fulfils two functions.

• Firstly, it is a hydro culture in which all cells of the body
are suspended and nourished.

• Secondly, it is the ubiquitous reservoir for all the
nutrients of the entire organism.

In this way every body cell can withdraw any nutrient from the
tissue fluid in which it is bathed. If a nutrient deficiency
occurs, every cell can at any time draw nutrients out of the
connective tissue reservoir without any delay due to long
transport routes.

The connective tissue is indeed another organ of the body,
meaning the life quality of the cells is dependent upon the
environment.

This view is logical due to the presence of nerve fibres in the
soft connective tissue which represent the termination of the
autonomic nerves. The axons of these nerves are able to release
transmitter substances directly into the connective tissue,
thereby exerting a regulatory effect.

A further characteristic of connective tissue is its ability to
regenerate, for example, the formation of scars.

Connective tissue has another important function as a defense
system against life threatening invasions from foreign cells
such as bacteria. Connective tissue fibres represent a
protective barrier that detains invading cells until the
defense cells can do their work

A good healthy connective tissue is essential for health and
beauty.

An accumulation of metabolic waste products impairs the
function of connective tissue. In mild cases this leads only to
cosmetic blemishes, but in more serious cases it will lead to
health disturbances such as Fibromyalgia and CFS.

The same is true if disturbances occur in the water balance of
connective tissue or if its composition deviates from the norm
in one of many other possible ways.

Microoedeamas in connective tissue are the cause of many
diseases.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) aims to clean and purify the
tissue by draining it of pollutants.

Transport Systems of the Body

The human body consists of one third solid substances and two
thirds of a liquid similar to seawater in composition. One
could argue that this is evidence that we originally evolved
from marine life.

Health is almost entirely dependent on the circulation of
substances (metabolism), and so becomes a matter of efficient
transport.

All substances that are transported in the blood must pass
through the connective tissue to reach the cells. Waste
products formed during combustion must also pass through the
connective tissue in order to be removed by the blood.

These facts are crucial to understanding how MLD works.

Circulation

Parallel to the venous system we have another vessel system,
the lymph system.

A good analogy for the circulatory systems would be to say that
the arterial network forms the supply channels to the tissues,
with the venous and lymph networks representing the drainage
systems.

In turn, venous and lymph systems have their own differing
tasks.

The venous system conducts blood back to the heart, but must
also remove small molecular substances such as salt, sugar,
water and gas from the connective tissue, and transport them.

The lymph system is responsible for removing large molecular
substances and water from the tissue, and transporting them.
Large molecules consist of proteins, immobile cells, cell
fragments, waste products, bacteria, viruses, inorganic
substances, water and large molecular fats.

Lymph Nodes

Lymph nodes can be regarded as filtering stations. Lymph will
not leave an organ or a body region without being filtered
through a lymph node. Lymph nodes represent direct connections
to the circulatory system.

Lymph nodes are full of lymphocytes, plasma cells and
phagocytes (all vital immune system units with their own
individual purpose).

Lymphocytes will remain in the lymph nodes for several days but
will only stay in the blood for at most 24 hours.

There are around 600 lymph nodes in the body, with around 160
concentrated in the neck region, hence the dreadful neck pain
experienced during an infective episode.

Lymph nodes bind, attack and breakdown antigens but also
concentrate deposits of glass, dust, mineral dust and dyes for
elimination into the blood capillaries.

The majority of an organism's immunological reactions and
activities occur in the lymph nodes.

Lymph nodes are generally devoid of musculature with the
exception of those in the intestinal region which are able to
contract. This is due to the enormous pressure and the pure
volume of activity in the intestinal area.

The functions of the lymph nodes are:

• Biological filtering,

• Lymph Concentration (water is resorbed into the veins
resulting in lymph thickening,

• Immunological function (lymphocyte replication), • Storage
for substances that cannot be immediately broken down and
eliminated.

Anatomy of the Lymph Vessels

The largest lymph vessel of the human body is the thoracic
duct. It originates in the navel region and ascends through the
diaphragm in front of the vertebral column. At the sternum it
arches to the left and empties into the left subclavian vein.

It transports the lymph from the lower body and legs. It also
takes some of the lymph generated in the thorax.

All lymph originating below the navel is transported by the
thoracic duct.

The lymph of the skin and muscles of the head and neck is
transported by the jugular trunk to the venous arch of that
side. There are many lymph nodes in the neck and facial region.

The cervical lymph nodes are situated above and below the
fascia of the tissue.

Of particular note to Fibromyalgia and CFS sufferers is that
the brains "lymph obligatory load" flows through the lymph
nodes of the neck.

This is a crucial factor to remember in treating Fibromyalgia
and CFS patients, as will be discussed later.

The brain and spinal cord have no direct lymph vessels of their
own: the pre-lymph from these areas drains via cerebrospinal
fluid and along spinal nerves.

What is particularly interesting in the Fibromyalgia and CFS
debate is that recent scientific evidence reports the discovery
brain and spinal cord lesions in Fibromyalgia and CFS patients.

Readers should by now be able to deduce for themselves that it
is no coincidence that these areas happen to be organs that
have no direct access to lymph vessels.

The viral, chemical or bacterial trigger infection pre
diagnosis was allowed to cause damage to these areas due to
extreme lymphostasis during the infective period.

The lymphostasis is a direct result of musculoskeletal
anomalies affecting the thoracic duct, the main drainage
channel of the lymphatic system.

As I have spoken about a great length in previous articles, all
Fibromyalgia and CFS patients present with some degree of
musculoskeletal imbalance in the T7 area which as I have
presented in this article is the main "crossroads" of the
lymphatic system.

My working strategy includes the following:

• MLD focusing on specific areas of lymphostasis, working the
tissues in specific directions,

• mobilization of particular musculoskeletal restrictions,

• improve overall musculoskeletal balance,

• simultaneously employ a sequence of rotational exercises,

The results normally include:

• reversal of chronic lymphostasis,

• improvement trigger point pain,

• reduction of stress hormone production,

• improvement overall immune function ,

• reduction of the fatigue experienced by true CFS and
Fibromyalgia sufferers.

About The Author: Mark J Shaw. Mark is the author of a new
digital book and training manual "Beat Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome" http://www.BeatFibroAndFatigue.com Mark also
publishes in a regular blog at:
http://www.BeatFibroAndFatigue.blogspot.com

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