WHAT IS THE PERRIN TECHNIQUE?
The Perrin TechniqueTM is a hands on manual approach to treat and alleviate the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue/ME and fibromyalgia. ( CFS/ME & FM). So called as this system of theory and treatment was pioneered by the well known Dr Raymond Perrin D.O . PhD , who has devoted 30+ years of his career in understanding / researching and formulating the Perrin TechniqueTM. This was developed in1989 and is evolving.
The Perrin TechniqueTM considers the causative factors for CFS/ME & FM which are multi-faceted, from bacterial /viral factors to physical traumas such as falls to PTSD or resulting from toxic overloads from chemicals we may be exposed to or allergies and infections etc. CFS/ME & FM are not simple to find the root cause of. Dr Perrin ascertained that people who suffer with CFS/ME etc suffer from a toxicity overload within their lymphatic systems and the cerebrospinal fluid. This also affects the sympathetic nervous system and that has a roundabout effect on the lymph drainage system which then causes the many symptoms of CFS/ME & FM making these patients feel so tired/lethargic /brain fog/stomach problems /muscle fatigue /muscle weakness etc etc. Toxicity overload is a definite NO NO for the body. Some patients have an excessive amount and become bedridden whilst some much less and can function normally but with mild to moderate symptoms.
The Perrin TechniqueTM is a manual treatment to the head/neck/back and chest that aims to drain these toxins out body to be dealt with by our detox organ…. The liver. For a healthy body … the less toxins in the CSF and lymphatics we have the better off and healthier we are.
The connection between the lymphatic system and the brain was only discovered to exist in humans in 2017 so the scientific basis of The Perrin Technique that ME/CFS was due to a disturbed neuro-lymphatic system was almost 30 years ahead of its time and initially opposed by most scientists and medics around the world. Now we know differently, with the neuro-lymphatic (also known as the Glymphatic) system being a proven mechanism that drains large molecules and poisons via cerebrospinal fluid into lymphatic vessels lining the brain.
Some of the toxins caused by infection or inflammation in the head or spine should flow through perforations in a bony plate ( called the cribriform plate) just above the nasal cavity plus through other cranial nerve pathways such as the optic and auditory pathways and the trigeminal into the lymph ducts around the eyes, ears, and mouth and down 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. Dr. Perrin has discovered that the common finding in ME/CFS patients is that these normal drainage points are structurally damaged by prior trauma to the head and spine or developmental or congenital and hereditary problems that lead to structural disturbances in these important areas. The damage may seem quite minor but it can lead to a restriction of healthy drainage leading to congestion in the neurolymphatic flow that starts the vicious cycle of neurotoxicity that leads to the reversal of lymphatic flow also leading to engorged ‘varicose’ lymphatic vessels found especially in the chest and neck.
DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT?
Dr Perrin has identified common signs in all CFS/ME sufferers and devised a physical examination that helps licensed Perrin practitioners to a definitive diagnosis. These diagnostic signs of The Perrin TechniqueTM are evidence based and have been tested and supported by an NHS controlled trial, and published in the British Medical Journal in Nov 2017.
The Treatment itself is manual and aimed to stimulate the movement of fluid motion around the spinal cord and brain. This is achieved by a 10 step protocol of osteopathic techniques and manual lymphatic drainage specifically formulated by Dr Perrin to help the drainage of the toxins we spoke about earlier out of the CSF and lymph. A Perrin Practitioner will work on the head/neck/chest and back with gentle stroking lymphatic techniques to get rid of “the crap” into the blood and finally gotten rid of by the liver.
As poisons reduce patients get gradually better and eventually become symptom free.
This treatment can be used to treat CFS/ME & FM and some symptoms of Long Covid.
Perrin Practitioners will do a very comprehensive case history and will ask you to fill in an in-depth form to get a clearer picture of what is going on? This can be done remotely over the phone of a video call. Your first F2F appointment involves a further quick discussion followed by an examination which will confirm CFS/ME & FM . We then treat you with the 10 step protocol that Dr Perrin has devised. You can eventually do this as a self-help treatment at home, which we will show you. Treatment then continues thereafter with follow ups and discussions on your progress.
Please do call to discuss any aspect of this and we will be happy to talk to you regarding any questions before you decide this is the right treatment for your chronic fatigue/ myalgic encephalitis and fibromyalgia. Or Email if you prefer.
