Die Reflexzonen an Ohr und Fuß

Abstract: The reflex zone therapy is an irritation or regulation therapy. The term "reflex zone massage" already indicates that it is based on two principles. On the one hand, the state of health of the entire organism is Â“reflected" by individual parts of the body surface while, on the other hand, regulation is brought about by nervous "reflex arcs" which transmit the impulses across the neurovegetative system. This may also be described as somatotopic projection of the internal organs towards the outside.However, the organs are not projected in a segmental order as in Head's or MacKenzie's zones but they are reflected by more distant areas of the body, most of which are concentrated on the terminal points of the extremities (feet, hands) and on the areas around the sense organs (ear, nose, tongue).This "map effect" is particularly pronounced in the feet and ears. Within certain limits, this somatotopic projection of the organs to the reflex zones may be used for diagnostic and particularly for therapeutic purposes.Tissue change or pain Sensation observed in a certain reflex zone indicates that there is a disorder in the corresponding organic region, often pointing to diseases or weak points of the organism before any symptoms are observed.Therapy is based on Stimulation by pointfocal pressure or on a circular Stimulation of the individual zones.The reflex zone therapy offers a simple and more comprehensive overview of the state of health of the entire body and thus holds a special position among all massage techniques.

Keyword(s): Reiz- bzw. Regulationstherapie

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