Foot reflexology
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
A method belonging to the re-tuning and order therapy, in which reflex zones in the area of the foot are hyperemicised by a special grip technique.
General definitionThis section has been translated automatically.
According to the Fitzgerald body zone grid, the sole of the foot is divided into corresponding reflex zones. There are 10 longitudinal zones and 3 transverse zones: head and neck in the area of the toes, thorax and upper abdomen in the area of the metatarsus and from the waist down in the tarsal area. The reflex zone therapy on the foot can be used both as a mono- and combination therapy. Scientific studies to prove the effect are currently still pending.
IndicationThis section has been translated automatically.
- Dermatological and allergological indications are mainly lymphedema, sinusitis, rhinitis allergica, bronchial asthma, urticaria, atopic dermatitis.
- Also in cervical and lumbar syndrome, muscular tension, functional disorders of various organs, e.g. digestive disorders: meteorism, upper abdominal syndrome, constipation, dysmenorrhea, but also sleep disorders, bulimia, painful conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, toothache, headaches of various genesis.
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- Diagnostics: As a diagnostic procedure, the individual zones are inspected and palpated. Painfulness and vegetative overreactions appear in the zones assigned to the diseased organ.
- Therapeutically, foot reflexology is performed as a treatment package of 10 ± 4 sessions. The individual treatment should last about 2-25 minutes, 2-3 times/week. The intensity and rhythm of the grips is varied depending on the acuteity of the disease.
ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.
Acute phlebitis or lymphangitis, infections, aneurysms, acute rheumatic diseases, M. Sudeck in the area of the foot, psychoses, autoimmune diseases, for example organ transplantation.