During the 1930s, Danish doctor, Hans Vodder, noticed a link between colds, infections and other illnesses and swollen and blocked lymph glands. The lymph node system is designed to push-out bacteria and toxic materials from the body. So he surmised that applying massage to the lymph system would stimulate the flow of the lymph system and benefit the patient. With his wife, a massage practitioner, they created a specific technique that stimulates the lymph nodes and lymph system with light rhythmic strokes. A trait of lymph system massage is that the strokes run with the muscle fiber, rather than cross-fiber, because the lymph system flows in the same direction of the muscle fiber. Rated Light