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Reflexology works through our nervous system. There are 7,200 nerve endings on the foot. Using alternating pressure, reflexology helps stimulate circulation and delivery of oxygen and nutrients to our entire body, body systems, organs, glands and parts. There is a modern history to reflexology which is about 100 years old, and then there is also an ancient history that goes back 4000 years in Egypt and India. On the walls in the "Physician's Tomb" in Egypt there are hieroglyphics that show Egyptians working on each other's hands and feet. In India, there is Buddha's footprint with many symbols and pictures on the bottom of his foot correlating to what is believed to be some form of reflexology. Modern reflexology can be traced back to physicians working in the United States. A handful of books have been written about reflexology and research is actively being done. Reflexology techniques have assisted in relieving acute and chronic health problems as well as used to help maintain good health.
A total of 80 cases diagnosed with nerve root type or vertebral artery type of cervical spondylopathy were divided into a control group of 28 and a treatment group to 52. The control group was treated with traction while in a seated position "with the neck flexed anteriorly of 20-30 degrees in a traction frame with the occipus and maxilla fixed with bandage" for twenty minutes once a day. The treatment group received a 30 - 40 minute session of foot reflexology once a day. Results: There was no significant difference between the control (92.1% effectiveness) and treatment (98.1% effectiveness) groups for clinical effectiveness but the clinical cure rate was higher in the treatment group (48.1%) than the control group (28.95%). A difference was also found in free radicals in the two groups. Before the study the two groups showed no significant difference in blood SOD, GHtal antioxidation activities and MDA content. After treatment the parameters related to free radicals showed significant or quite significant in comparison of the treatment group to the control group.
Reflecting areas in pathology
Cervical spine, Neck, Brain, Kidney, Ureter, Urinary bladder, Lung, Should, Trapezius muscle, Scapula, Head/neck lymph, Arms, Thoracic spine, Sacrum, Coccyx, Parathyroid gland, Adrenal
Weichung, Kunlun, Yanglingchuan, hsuanchung, Chengshan, Tsusanli
Steps and
methods
1. Press Kidney, Urinary bladder areas 50 times with a speed of 30 to 50 times/minute.
2. Press Ureter area back and forth for 50 times with a speed of 30 to 50 times/minute.
3. Press Lung area back and forth for 50 times with a
speed of 30 to 50 times/minute.
4. Press Weizhong, Kunlun, Yanglingquan, Xuanzhong, Chengshan, and Zusanli 30 times each, with a moderate local pain.
5. Press Cervical spine, Neck, Brain 100 times each, with a moderate local pain.
6. Press Shoulder, Trapezius muscle, Head/neck lymph, Arms, Parathyroid gland, and Adrenal areas 50 times each, with a moderate local pain.
7. Press successively Cervical spine, Thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Sacrum, Coccyx areas 50 times each, with a speed of 30 to 50 times/minute.
8. Press Thyroid gland back and forth for 50 times, with a speed of 30 to 50 times/minute.
9. Repeat step 1, 2, 3 by half.
When you practise foot massage yourself, first
massage the left foot, and then the right foot.
Once daily, One treatment for 10 days. It is more
successful with herbal medicines.
