The Perrin Technique is based on Dr Perrin's theory that different stress factors whether physical, allergies, emotional or infections lead to an overstrain of the sympathetic nervous system. Further investigation has led to a probable cause of this nervous system overload being a build up of toxins in the fluid around the brain and the spinal cord. Some of the poisons caused by infection or inflammation in the head or spine flow through perforations in a bony plate (the cribriform plate) just above the nasal sinuses into the lymph ducts of the face and neck. The toxins are also meant to drain down the spinal cord and out into the lymph ducts lying along the spine. In a CFS ME sufferer these normal drainage points are congested.
The Perrin Technique of Diagnosing CFS ME
Dr Perrin has discovered definite physical signs common to all CFS ME sufferers and thus he has developed a physical examination with a definite diagnosis at the end and not just based on what is not found!
For more detailed information about how to use The Perrin Technique for diagnosing CFS ME and showing how the treatment can possibly help your patients return to normal life you can buy the DVD or the video of the film The Perrin TechniqueT a guide for the Health Care Practitioner through our link to the website of The Fund for Osteopathic Research into M.E. The film 'The Perrin Technique' is also available with a different guidebook for the patient. This can also be bought through our link to the Forme website .
The Perrin Technique of Treating CFS ME
The sympathetic nervous system spreads throughout the entire body affecting
every type of tissue, but more importantly receiving messages from all the
tissues e.g. skin, muscle, blood vessel, gland, lymph vessel etc. The latter
forms an important network of small channels carrying lymph, which is a
transparent bodily fluid collected from all tissues and eventually returned to
the blood. The lymphatic system is basically a secondary waste disposal unit
within the body which flushes out the waste products of the cells and foreign
bodies that are toxic to us. The fluid motility in the lymph is helped by
pressure from the blood flow in the surrounding blood vessels, and so the
lymphatic tissue will be engorged with fluid if the blood circulation is not
working properly. The sympathetic nerves also have been found to control a pump
mechanism within the main drainage of the lymphatic system which becomes
disturbed in
CFS ME. The resultant backflow further engorges the lymphatic
vessels, especially in the chest and neck.
The Perrin Technique™ is an osteopathic approach that manually stimulates the fluid motion around the brain and spinal cord. Manipulation of the spine further aids drainage of these toxins out of the cerebrospinal fluid. Massage of the soft tissues in the head, neck, back and chest direct all the toxins out of the lymphatic system and into the blood, where they are eventually detoxified in the liver.
Eventually with no poisons affecting the brain, the sympathetic nervous system begins to function correctly, and providing the patients do not overstrain themselves their symptoms should gradually improve and in time some patients become totally symptom free. To see patients return to their normal healthy lives see the film 'The Perrin Technique'