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Refelxology
Reflexology
Question | Answer |
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What system does Reflexology work on | parasympathetic rest and digest |
what can occur after session | waste build up and toxins released back in the body pt may get sick go to bathroom alot |
microcosm | feet are microcosm of body |
zone therapy | 5 zones each half of the body, 10 in the head, 5 in big toe, 5 in foot |
how many zones in the head | 10 |
how many zones in each foot | 5 |
what does sickness in zone affect | entire zone |
name 4 cavities | cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic |
name 4 lines | neck/shoulder, diaphragm/ribs edge, waist, pelvic |
spinal sections in foot | c/s toes to neck/shoulder line, t/s neck/shoulder line to diaphragm, l/s diaphragm to waist line, l/s waist line to pelciv line, sacral pelvic line to bottom of heel |
main tendon down foot | flexor hallicus longus |
what do you palpate to find glands in foot | flexor hallicus longus |
where is spine of foot located | both medial borders of feet |
is a MT a Reflexologists | no must get reflexologist license |
5 strokes | thumb walking, pin point and rotate, hook and back up, finger walking, flexing on a point |
where to use thumb walking | all 5 zones |
where to use pin point and rotate | diaphragm and spine |
where to use hook and back up | glands |
which gland is deep in big toe | pituitary gland |
where to use finger walking | boney areas between digits |
where to flex on a point | bend foot on thumb can be used instead of thumb walking |