INFLUENCE OF THE MAIN LYMPHODRAINAGE ON MICROLYMPHOCIRCULATION AND MICROHEMOCIRCULATION IN SYMMETRICAL AREAS OF THE ATHLETES’ BODY

The lymphatic system participates in the recovery processes after intensive physical activity. The need for lymphocapillaries to participate in the microcirculation system is due to the appearance of tissue edema after muscle work, which occurs as a result of impaired fluid transport from the capillary bed to the lymphocapillaries. Prolonged retention of edema can lead to a prepathological condition. Therefore, knowledge of lymphatic mechanisms in combination with the mechanisms of the microcirculatory bed is an integral part in the study of metabolism and energy in the microcirculation system. The work presents an analysis of the functioning of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation after exposure to main lymphatic drainage in topographically different lymph nodes of athletes.

The research purpose was to study the effect of the main lymphatic drainage on the state of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation in topographically different lymph nodes in athletes.

Material and methods of research. The study involved 12 athletes aged 17-22 years. The duration of the main lymphatic drainage was 40 minutes. To study the parameters of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation, the method of laser Doppler flowmetry was used with the apparatus "LAZMA ST", consisting of the analyzer "LAZMA-D" and the block of functional samples "LAZMA-TEST" (NPP "LAZMA" Moscow, Russia). The device "LAZMA MC" implements simultaneous registration for two frequency ranges: 300-10000 Hz – for microcirculation; 20-150 Hz – for microlymph flow signal.

Results. The intensity of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation decreases from cranially located to caudally located lymph nodes. A functional left-right asymmetry with predominance of indicators of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation on the left was revealed. In the area of the elbow and popliteal lymph nodes on the left, reliably high results are recorded immediately after the massage and at the 20th minutes of recovery. High, both left-right-sided and topographically different individual variability of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation indices was established.

Conclusion. The use of main lymphatic drainage activates peripheral microlymph flow and microcirculation with the most pronounced effect in the popliteal lymph nodes. The results of the study revealed functional asymmetry in terms of microlimphocirculation and microhemocirculation, the level of which turned out to be different depending on the field of study.

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