Foot Reflexology: A cousin of acupuncture. It involves pressing reflex areas on the feet. These areas correspond to organs and systems of the body. Foot Reflexology cleanses the mind and body and revitalizes energy. A common theory of reflexology holds that massaging certain areas of the feet restores health by breaking up and dispersing "crystals". (Sometimes also called Zone Therapy.)

(See also: Foot Reflexology, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Foot Reflexology: An ancient cousin of acupuncture. It involves pressing reflex areas on the feet. Its principle is that these areas correspond to organs and systems of the body. Foot Reflexology really cleanses the mind and body and revitalizes energy. A common theory of reflexology holds that massaging certain areas of the feet restores health by breaking up and dispersing crystals.

(See also: Foot Reflexology, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Foot Reflexology Massage: Foot Reflexology in the form of a massage.

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Reflexology, or zone therapy, is the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands, or ears (termed reflex zones), in the hopes that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body, or will improve general health. The most common form is foot reflexology, in which the reflexologist applies pressure to points on a person's foot. The foot is believed by practitioners and participants to be divided into a number of re ...

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• Reflexology - History
• Reflexology - Practice
• Reflexology - Reflexology treatment
• Reflexology - Alleged long-term effects
• Reflexology - Reduced stress and induced relaxation
• Reflexology - Feeling of increased energy
• Reflexology - Alleged benefits
• Reflexology - Current status
• Reflexology - Other applications
• Reflexology - Reflexology used on children
• Reflexology - Skeptics' views

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Massage is the practice of applying pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A form of therapy, massage can be applied to parts of the body or successively to the whole body, to heal injury, relieve psychological stress, manage pain, improve circulation and relieve tension. Where massage is used for its physical and psychological benefits, it may be termed "therape ...

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• Massage - Chinese Tui Na massage 推拿
• Massage - Chinese Zhi Ya massage 指壓
• Massage - Deep muscle therapy
• Massage - Deep tissue massage
• Massage - Erotic massage
• Massage - Foot or sole massage
• Massage - Lomilomi — Traditional Hawaiian Massage
• Massage - MA-URI massage
• Massage - Myofascial release
• Massage - Myoskeletal alignment technique
• Massage - Neuromuscular therapy
• Massage - Scalp massage
• Massage - Shiatsu 指圧
• Massage - Stone massage
• Massage - Structural muscular balancing
• Massage - Swedish massage
• Massage - Tantramassage Tantric massage
• Massage - Thai traditional massage
• Massage - Trigger point therapy
• Massage - Massage therapist organizations
• Massage - The ABMP
• Massage - The AMTA
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• Massage - The CMTA
• Massage - The CMTO
• Massage - The CSMTA
• Massage - The NCBTMB

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Auriculotherapy is an east-west hybrid medical system, founded by Dr. Paul Nogier of France in the 1940s. Auriculotherapy began with the traditional Chinese medical (TCM) use of the surface of the auricle or external ear for acupuncture or other therapeutic stimulation. Initially, the Chinese used a small number of acupoints scattered on the surface of the ear for treating a variety of maladies. Through the trade routes between Europe and China, TCM had influenced the local folk medicine of France, particularly in the use of ca ...

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Going barefoot is the practice of walking without shoes or socks. It is more common in developing countries but less common in public in industrialized countries due to greater availability of footwear. Some people enjoy the sensation of their feet in direct contact with the ground and make an effort to be barefoot whenever possible (often calling themselves "barefooters"). Barefoot - Activities. Barefoot - Barefoot hiking. People who enjoy the sensation of walking barefoot ofte ...

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• Barefoot - Barefoot lifestyle
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• Barefoot - Sign of godliness
• Barefoot - Symbol of peace
• Barefoot - Barefoot on stage
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• Barefoot - Driving Barefoot
• Barefoot - No Shoes no shirt...
• Barefoot - Health issues
• Barefoot - Risks
• Barefoot - Benefits
• Barefoot - Celebrities
• Barefoot - Male
• Barefoot - Female

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Chiropractic, also known as chiropractic care, is a health care discipline that claims to prevent and treat health problems by using spinal adjustments in order to correct spinal dysfunction, or subluxations. Chiropractic asserts that the brain and nervous system control and coordinate all the body's functions in part through nerve branches that exit from the spinal cord between the vertebrae. Some Chiropractors infer a causal relationship between nerve interference or compression at the spine and subsequent problems in more dis ...

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• Chiropractic - Chiropractic education licensure and regulation
• Chiropractic - United States
• Chiropractic - Philosophical schools of chiropractic
• Chiropractic - Criticism of chiropractic
• Chiropractic - Safety concerns

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Original Ingham Method (Ingham method, Ingham method of foot reflexology, Ingham technique, Original Ingham Method of Reflexology): Brand of reflexology promoted by the International Institute of Reflexology, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The institute defines reflexology as a science which deals with the principle that there are reflexes in the feet relative to each and every organ and all parts of the body. The Ingham method emerged from the work of Eunice D. Ingham Stopfel (1879-1974), author of Stories the Feet Can Tell (1938), and her nephew Dwight C. Byer, author of Better Health with Foot Reflexology. Ingham developed a style of Foot Reflexology she called the Ingham Reflex Method of Compression Massage. In the 1930s she refined zone theory (see zone therapy) by mapping the feet with organ reflexes (e.g., the heart reflex). each of these areas is a conduit to a corresponding part of the body.

(See also: Original Ingham Method, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Foot - Parts of the foot. ankle heel instep sole ball five toes Foot - Disorders of the feet. athlete's foot bunion callus plantar wart ...

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Foot, Foot - Structure, Foot - Footwear, Foot - Customs, Foot - Kicking, Foot - Measurement, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Disorders of the feet

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The foot provides a convenient way to measure short distances on the ground, by placing one foot directly in front of the other; this led to the adoption of the foot as a unit of length. ...

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Foot, Foot - Structure, Foot - Footwear, Foot - Customs, Foot - Kicking, Foot - Measurement, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Disorders of the feet

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The sructural quality of a foot varies from animal to animal. Many vertebrates that have legs also have a foot located at the end of each leg. For these animals, the foot is a complex structure of bone, muscle, and other connective tissue. Among animals that have soft or padded feet, the foot is commonly called a paw. In mollusks, on the other hand, the foot is a purely muscular structure. Human beings use their legs and feet for bipedal locomotion, also known as walking. The structures of the human foot and hand are variations on the ...

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Foot, Foot - Structure, Foot - Footwear, Foot - Customs, Foot - Kicking, Foot - Measurement, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Disorders of the feet

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The structural quality of a foot varies from animal to animal. Many vertebrates that have legs also have a foot located at the end of each leg. For these animals, the foot is a complex structure of bone, muscle, and other connective tissue. Among animals that have soft or padded feet, the foot is commonly called a paw. In mollusks, on the other hand, the foot is a purely muscular structure. Human beings use their legs and feet for bipedal locomotion, also known as walking. The structures of the human foot and hand are variations on th ...

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Foot, Foot - Structure, Foot - Footwear, Foot - Customs, Foot - Kicking, Foot - Measurement, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Disorders of the feet

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Foot - Parts of the foot. heel instep sole ball five toes- big, pointer,middle, ring, pinky toes toe nails Foot - Disorders of the feet. athlete's foot bunion callus Tuccccci Bhoy (H) flat feet wart ...

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Foot, Foot - Structure, Foot - Footwear, Foot - Customs, Foot - Kicking, Foot - Measurement, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Parts of the foot, Foot - Disorders of the feet

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Reflexology is a widespread practice in Asia, where foot reflexology (also known as foot massage) is quite popular. Although many people are skeptical about the concepts underlying this practice, its use is spreading, perhaps because it is being taken simply as a relaxing massage therapy. It is not the practice that reflexologists use foot reflexology only, they prefer to use a combination of foot, hand and e ...

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Reflexology, Reflexology - History, Reflexology - Practice, Reflexology - Reflexology treatment, Reflexology - Alleged long-term effects, Reflexology - Reduced stress and induced relaxation, Reflexology - Feeling of increased energy, Reflexology - Alleged benefits, Reflexology - Current status, Reflexology - Other applications, Reflexology - Reflexology used on children, Reflexology - Skeptics' views

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microreflexology: Any form of reflexology that concerns microsystems - compact parts of the body. Microreflexology encompasses ear reflexology, Foot Reflexology, and hand reflexology.

(See also: Microreflexology, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Laura Norman method (Laura Norman Method of Reflexology, Laura Norman Reflexology): Form of reflexology taught at the Laura Norman & Associates Reflexology Center, in Manhattan (New York City). It includes Foot Reflexology and hand reflexology. Laura Norman, M.S., is the author of Feet First: A Guide to Foot Reflexology (Simon & Schuster).

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Reflexology: Like acupressure, reflexology utilizes pressure on certain points to stimulate the organs and glands. Foot reflexology links specific points on the foot to these organs and glands.

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precision reflexology: A form of Foot Reflexology Massage that includes a technique called energy linking.

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The Flocco Method: Form of ear reflexology, Foot Reflexology, and hand reflexology taught by Bill Flocco.

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