Reflexotherapy of the Feet (eBook)

Part I General Principles
1 Historical Development of Foot Treatments
2 Two Working Models for a Practical Approach to Reflexotherapy
3 Basic Therapeutic Grips: Touching, Treating
4 Characteristics of Abnormal Zones; Limits of Dosage
5 Indications and Contraindications
6 Stabilization and Harmonization of the Autonomic Nervous System
7 Preparation for Treatment
8 Pain—Its Purpose and Significance
9 Limits of Determination of Zones in Writing
10 The Individual Groups of Zones
Part II Practical Part
11 The First Treatment as an Assessment
12 Performing the Follow-up and Final Treatments
13 Duration of and Intervals between Treatments
14 Reactions during Treatment Intervals
15 Right–Left Interchangeability of Zones of the Feet
16 Management and Treatment of Pain in Acute Situations
17 Therapeutic Support for Intensely Emotional Reactions
18 Treatment Combinations
19 Self-treatment and Orthotic Foot Devices
20 Diagnostic Possibilities and Limitations
21 Treatment Suggestions
22 Pregnancy and Birth
23 Treatment of Babies and Children
Part III Special Topics and Further Developments
24 Special Groups of Patients
25 Treatment of Scars with Reflexotherapy of the Feet
26 Zones of the Teeth and Their Energetic Interrelationships
27 Zones of the Pelvic Ligaments
28 Zones of the Face and Neck
29 Zones of the Lymphatic System
30 Interrelationships between Zones of the Feet and Meridians
31 Shared Practical Experience
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