Reflexotherapy of the Feet

 

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The image of the whole person reflected in the feet

Foot reflexology is now widely used to relieve symptoms of many disorders. Hanne Marquardt is a pioneer in teaching and practicing foot reflexology in Germany - many of today's practicing foot reflexologists were trained at her well-established teaching institution. This book, based on the best-selling fourth German edition, has been constantly reviewed and updated by the author, incorporating new findings and strategies as they evolved.

In many hand-drawn illustrations of the microsystem of the feet, the book introduces the principles and the practice of foot reflexology. It covers - the complete topography of zones - general treatment examples - specific applications and strategies on treatment combinations the book profits from the author's personal style and lengthy teaching experience.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Part I General Principles

1        Historical Development of Foot Treatments

1.1     First Historical References

1.2     Developments in Modern Times

1.3     The Path from Reflexology to Reflexotherapy of the Feet

1.4     What are Reflex Zones of the Feet? An Examination Based on Current Understanding of Vital Processes

1.4.1   Known Relationships in Conventional Medicine

1.4.2   New Approaches in Research and Science—General

1.4.3   New Approaches in the Field of Medical Therapy

1.4.4   Reflex Zones as Microsystems and Information Carriers

1.4.5   Information about the Existence and Effect of the Reflex Zones of the Feet

1.4.6   Practical Working Models for Locating the Zones of the Feet

1.4.7   Summary

1.4.8   Abbreviated Form for Daily Practice

2        Two Working Models for a Practical Approach to Reflexotherapy of the Feet

2.1     The Grid Pattern according to William FitzGerald

2.1.1   Vertical Division into 10 Longitudinal Zones

2.1.2   Horizontal Division

2.2     Macrosystem of the Human Body as Recognized in Various Microsystems

2.2.1   Similarity in Shape between a Seated Person and the Foot

2.2.2   Anatomical Assignment of the Zones of the Foot

3        Basic Therapeutic Grips: Touching, Treating

3.1     Touch

3.2     Grip Technique

3.2.1   Basic Thumb Grip

3.2.2   Basic Index Finger Grip

3.2.3   Alternating Strokes

3.2.4   Stretching Grip

3.2.5   Sedating Grip

3.2.6   Rules of Grip Application

3.2.7   Learning Aids

3.3     Summary

4        Characteristics of Abnormal Zones; Limits of Dosage

4.1     Signs of Abnormal Zones

4.2     Signs of Dosage Limits

4.3     How to Deal with Overreactions during Treatment

5        Indications and Contraindications

5.1     Reliable Indications for Beginners

5.2     Contraindications

5.2.1   Absolute Contraindications

5.2.2   Relative Contraindications

6        Stabilization and Harmonization of the Autonomic Nervous System

6.1     Stabilizing Grips for Physical and Psychological Effects

6.1.1   General Information

6.1.2   Heel-stretching Grip

6.1.3   “Energy Cap”

6.1.4   Respiration-regulating Grip

6.1.5   Palms-to-Soles Grip

6.1.6   Yin-Yang Grip

6.1.7   Solar Plexus Grip

6.1.8   “Small Energy Cycle”

6.1.9   The Lemniscate—the Symbol for Infinity

6.1.10   “Groin opener”

6.1.11   Practical Advice

6.2     Eutonic Grips for Harmonization

6.2.1   “Webbed Toe” Grip

6.2.2   Shoulder–Arm Grip

6.2.3   Pelvis–Leg Grip

6.2.4   Sacrum Grip

6.3     Sphincter Treatment for Harmonization of the Autonomic Nervous System

6.3.1   Practical Application

6.3.2   Additional Possibilities

6.3.3   Sedate or Tonify?

6.4     Summary

7        Preparation for Treatment

7.1     The Relationship between Patient and Therapist

7.2     Instructions for the Patient

7.3     Preparing for the First Treatment

7.4     Patient Positioning during Treatment

7.4.1   General Instructions

7.4.2   Variations

7.5     Rules for the Therapist

7.5.1   Correct Posture

7.5.2   Observing our Own Breathing

7.5.3   A Healthy Distance

7.5.4   Summary

8        Pain—Its Purpose and Significance

8.1     Health, Disease, and Pain

8.2     Perceptions of Pain in the Zones and Methods of Treatment

9        Limits of Determination of Zones in Writing

9.1     Deviations in Related Zones

9.1.1   Physiological Deviations in the Location of Zones

9.1.2   Pathological Deviations

9.1.3   Summary

9.2     Reciprocal Effects of Disorders of the Feet and Organism

9.2.1   Effects of Foot Disorders

9.2.2   Effects of Disorders in the Organism

9.2.3   Additional Interpretations of Findings in the Feet

9.2.4   Summary

10        The Individual Groups of Zones

10.1     Introduction

10.2     Zones of the Head and Neck

10.2.1   General Information

10.2.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.2.3   Anatomical Location of the Zones

10.2.4   Treatment Technique

10.3     Zones of the Spine, Thorax, and Shoulder Girdle

10.3.1   General Information

10.3.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.3.3   Anatomical Location of the Zones

10.3.4   Treatment Technique

10.4     Zones of the Urinary Tract, Bones and Tissue of the Pelvis to the Knee

10.4.1   General Information

10.4.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.4.3   Anatomical Location of the Zones

10.4.4   Treatment Technique

10.5     Zones of the Endocrine System

10.5.1   General Information

10.5.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.5.3   Topography

10.5.4   Treatment Technique

10.6     Zones of the Respiratory Organs and Heart

10.6.1   General Information

10.6.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.6.3   Topography

10.6.4   Treatment Technique

10.7     Zones of the Digestive Tract

10.7.1   General Information

10.7.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.7.3   Topography

10.7.4   Treatment Technique

10.8     Zones of the Lymphatic System and Solar Plexus

10.8.1   General Information

10.8.2   Illustration of the Zones

10.8.3   Topography

10.8.4   Treatment Technique

Part II Practical Part

11        The First Treatment as an Assessment

11.1     The Initial Perception of the Feet

11.2     Visual Inspection

11.2.1   Structural Analysis of the Foot

11.2.2   Tissue of the Foot

11.2.3   Skin and Nails

11.2.4   Temperature of the Feet

11.3     Palpation

11.3.1   Establishment of a Reliable Measure

11.3.2   Practical Application of Palpation

11.3.3   Differentiation between Symptomatic and Background Zones

11.3.4   Examples of the Same Symptomatic Zones with Different Background Zones

11.3.5   Summary

11.4     How to Work with the Treatment Card

11.5     Exceptions with Regard to Performing the First Assessment

11.6     Finishing a Treatment

11.6.1   Rest after Treatment

11.6.2   Suggestions for Active Involvement of the Patient

11.7     Summary

12        Performing the Follow-up and Final Treatments

12.1     Overview

12.1.1   Summary

12.2     Approach in the Follow-up Treatments

12.2.1   Treatment of Abnormal Zones

12.2.2   Points of Emphasis

12.3     Final Treatment

12.3.1   Performing the Final Treatment

12.3.2   Summary

13        Duration of and Intervals between Treatments

13.1     Duration of the First Assessment and Follow-up Treatments

13.2     Treatment Intervals

13.3     Duration of a Treatment Series

14        Reactions during Treatment Intervals

14.1     General Information

14.2     The Most Common Reactions

14.3     Dealing with Strong Reactions

14.3.1   General Information

14.3.2   Care during Strong Reactions

14.3.3   Examples of Severe Reactions

14.4     Negative Reactions, New Diseases

14.5     Summary

15        Right–Left Interchangeability of Zones of the Feet

15.1     General Information

15.2     Practical Aids for Differentiation

15.3     Summary

16        Management and Treatment of Pain in Acute Situations

16.1     General Information

16.2     Performance

16.2.1   Treatment of the Symptomatic Zone with the Sedating Grip

16.2.2   Simultaneous Treatment of Functionally Related Background Zones

16.2.3   Summary

16.3     Careful Treatment of Symptomatic Zones in Special Diseases

16.3.1   Examples

16.3.2   Summary

17        Therapeutic Support for Intensely Emotional Reactions

17.1     General Information

17.2     Practical Information

17.3     Additional Experiences

17.4     Summary

18        Treatment Combinations

18.1     General Information

18.2     Approved Combinations

18.2.1   In Physical Therapy

18.2.2   In Clinics, Rehabilitation Centers, and Sanatoriums

18.2.3   In Medical Practices

18.3     RTF and Medication

18.4     Treatment of the Extremities

18.4.1   Nonspecific Treatment of Zones of the Extremities

18.4.2   Collateral and Contralateral Treatments of the Extremities

18.4.3   Transferring Consensual Treatment to the Zones of the Feet

18.5     Accompanying Measures

18.6     Reflexotherapy of the Hand

18.6.1   Hands and Feet: a Comparison

18.6.2   Therapy of the Hand Zones

18.6.3   Performance of Therapy on the Hands

18.6.4   Special Indications

19        Self-treatment and Orthotic Foot Devices

19.1     Self-treatment

19.1.1   Possibilities

19.1.2   Limits

19.1.3   Good Indications for Self-Treatment

19.1.4   Summary

19.2     Mechanical Aids

20        Diagnostic Possibilities and Limitations

20.1     General Information

20.2     Differential Diagnostics

20.3     Additional Information

21        Treatment Suggestions

21.1     General Information

21.1.1   Tonifying and Sedating

21.2     Zones of the Head and Neck

21.2.1   General Information

21.2.2   Treatment Suggestions

21.3     Zones of the Spine, Shoulder, and Pelvic Girdle

21.3.1   General Information

21.3.2   Treatment Suggestions for the Spine

21.3.3   General Information about the Shoulder Girdle and Thorax

21.3.4   Treatment Suggestions for the Shoulder Girdle and Thorax

21.3.5   General Information about the Pelvic Girdle to the Knee

21.3.6   Treatment Suggestions

21.4     Zones of the Urinary Tract

21.4.1   General Information

21.4.2   Treatment Suggestions

21.5     Zones of the Endocrine System

21.5.1   General Information

21.5.2   Treatment Suggestions

21.5.3   The Thymus

21.6     Zones of the Respiratory Organs and Heart

21.6.1   General Information—Respiration

21.6.2   Treatment Suggestions for Respiratory Organs

21.6.3   General Information—The Heart

21.6.4   Treatment Suggestions for the Heart and Circulation

21.7     Zones of the Digestive Organs

21.7.1   General Information

21.7.2   Treatment Suggestions

21.8     Zones of the Lymphatic System

21.8.1   General Information

21.8.2   Treatment Suggestions

22        Pregnancy and Birth

22.1     General Information

22.2     Treatment during Pregnancy

22.2.1   Basic Treatment

22.2.2   Common Complaints

22.3     Complaints before, during, and after the Birth

22.4     Treatment of the Newborn

22.4.1   Summary

23        Treatment of Babies and Children

23.1     General Information

23.2     The Correct Dosage

23.3     Proven Indications

23.4     Summary

Part III Special Topics and Further Developments

24        Special Groups of Patients

24.1     Chronically Sick and Bed-Ridden Patients

24.1.1   General Information

24.1.2   Special Chronic Diseases

24.1.3   Summary

24.2     Care of Patients in Palliative Medicine

24.2.1   Professional Support from Caregivers

24.2.2   Care Provided by Friends and Relatives

24.3     Sleep Disturbances

24.4     Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

24.5     Allergies

25        Treatment of Scars with Reflexotherapy of the Feet

25.1     General Information

25.2     Performance

25.2.1   Choice of Scars for reflexotherapy of the feet (RTF)

25.2.2   Localization of Scar Zones

25.2.3   Treatment Technique for Scar Zones

25.3     Summary

26        Zones of the Teeth and Their Energetic Interrelationships

26.1     General Information

26.2     The Dental Chart

26.2.1   Practical Application

26.3     Summary

27        Zones of the Pelvic Ligaments

27.1     Indications

27.2     Contraindications

27.3     Treatment Technique

28        Zones of the Face and Neck

28.1     General Information

28.2     The Relationships in Detail

29        Zones of the Lymphatic System

29.1     General Information

29.2     Advantages of RTF Lymphatic Treatment

29.3     Indications and Contraindications

29.4     Practical Application of RTF Lymphatic Treatment

29.5     Possible Reactions

30        Interrelationships between Zones of the Feet and Meridians

30.1     General Information

30.2     What Are Meridians?

30.3     Practical Application

30.4     Meridian Afflictions in situ

31        Shared Practical Experience

31.1     Management and Treatment of Pain in Acute Situations

31.1.1   Threatening Ileus

31.1.2   Restricted Mobility of the Left Shoulder Joint

31.1.3   Acute Tonsillitis

31.2     Skeletomuscular Diseases

31.2.1   Ischialgia

31.2.2   Bursitis of Left Elbow

31.2.3   Severe Pain in Thigh and Hip on Right Side

31.3     Sports Injuries

31.3.1   Calcaneal Fracture after Accident

31.3.2   Fall during the Tour de France, Fracture of the Clavicle

31.4     Diseases of the Digestive Tract

31.4.1   Diverticulitis

31.4.2   Hemorrhoids and Constipation

31.4.3   Digestive Complaints

31.5     Diseases of the Urinary Tract

31.5.1   Recurrent Bladder Infections, Backache

31.5.2   Urethral Calculus on Right Side

31.6     Respiratory Disorders

31.6.1   Status after Pneumonia

31.6.2   Chronically Blocked Nose

31.7     Headaches

31.7.1   Headaches since Childhood

31.7.2   Migraine

31.8     Gynecology

31.8.1   Hot flushes

31.8.2   Amenorrhea

31.8.3   Cyst on the Left Ovary

31.9      Pregnancy and Birth

31.9.1   Preparation for the Birth

31.9.2   Urinary Retention in 9th Week of Pregnancy

31.9.3   Induction of Labor via the Feet

31.10    Treatment of Infants

31.10.1   Experiences in the Premature Baby Intensive Care Unit

31.10.2   Intestinal Colic, Torticollis

31.10.3   Congested Tear Duct

31.11     Treatment of Children

31.11.1   Spasmodic Torticollis, Acute

31.11.2   Tics Presenting as Blinking of the Eyelids

31.11.3   Constipation, Lack of Peristalsis

31.12     Treatment of the Elderly

31.12.1   Hardness of Hearing at 101 Years Old

31.12.2   Condition after a Complex Fracture of the Radius and Mastectomy on the Left Side

31.13     Self-Treatment

31.13.1   Positive Gynecological Results

31.13.2   Scar Treatment—Transferred from the Microsystem to the Macrosystem

31.13.3   Cyst on Right Ovary

31.14     Lymphatic Disorders

31.14.1   Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Bronchitis and Sinusitis

31.14.2   Glandular Fever

31.14.3   Lymphedema of Both Legs

31.15     Allergies, Skin Diseases

31.15.1   Allergic Rhinitis

31.15.2   Allergic Cough

31.15.3   Condition after Herpes Zoster, Allergies

31.16     Neurological Diseases

31.16.1   Stroke with Cerebral Hemorrhage

31.16.2   Restless Legs

31.16.3   Multiple Sclerosis, Granuloma of the Right Maxilla

31.17     Cancer

31.17.1   End-Stage Lung Cancer

31.17.2   Acute Bladder Infection after Surgery for Breast Cancer

31.17.3   Condition after Breast Cancer, Left Side

31.18     Palliative Care, Terminal Care

31.18.1   A Special Good Bye

31.18.2   Experiences with In-patients

31.19     Teeth as Interference Fields

31.19.1   Sacroiliac Joint/Lumbar Spine Complaints

31.19.2   Knee Complaints

31.20     Scars as Interference Fields

31.20.1   Clavicle Scar as Interference Field with Pain in Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint

31.20.2   Status after Gall Bladder Operation, Diarrhea

31.20.3   Uterine Fibroid Surgery

31.21     Postoperative Treatment

31.21.1   Status after Total Endoprothesis, Right Knee

31.21.2   Status after Sigma Resection 2007

31.22     Combination Treatments

31.22.1   Condition after Operation for Pleural Empyema and Effusions

31.22.2   ADHD, Hyperactivity

31.22.3   Multiple Myogeloses

31.23     Miscellaneous and Special Issues

31.23.1   “Heel Spur”—Chronic Constipation

31.23.2   Pelvic Ligaments and Belly Dancing

31.23.3   Piercing

31.23.4   Astigmatism, Inflamed Tonsils

31.23.5   Symptoms on the Foot

32        Summary of the Method

Part IV Appendix

33        Authorized RTF Schools and Further Information

34        Figure Sources

35        Technical Terms

36        Bibliography

37        Index

 

An aparitie	25 Nov. 2016
Autor	Hanne Marquardt
Dimensiuni	24.13 x 17.02 cm
Editura	Thieme
Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9783131252425
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	240
Versiune digitala	DA