Lymph gland skin brushing

I have been having problems in my neck, shoulders and upper chest. (aches and pains all the time) I thought maybe it was congested lymph glands. This morning I did dry skin brushing (which I have not done for quite a while) and I was a big more aggressive than I used to be. This afternoon those areas are particularly sore.
Is this a good thing, did I maybe loosen up some of the glands, or did I just mess up the muscles in there?
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