The lymphatic system is our front line of defence in fighting bodily infections detoxifying the body and transporting metabolic wastes excess water bacteria and toxins out of the body the lymph glands at neck armpits etc are connected by a broad network of vessels which transplant the fluid muscular movement is required to move it as there is no 34heart34 to pump it lymphatic drainage is a gentle whole body massage treatment that relaxes the nervous system and aids the body