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Reflexotherapy of the feet / Hanne Marquardt.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Stuttgart ; New York, NY : Georg Thieme Verlag KG, [2017]Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783132038325
  • 3132038326
Uniform titles:
  • Praktisches Lehrbuch der Reflexzonentherapie am Fuss. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reflexotherapy of the feet.DDC classification:
  • 615.8/22 23
LOC classification:
  • RM894 .M37 2017
NLM classification:
  • WB 962
Online resources:
Contents:
Historical development of foot treatments -- Two working models for a practical approach to reflexotherapy of the feet -- Basic therapeutic grips: touching, treating -- Characteristics of abnormal zones: limits of dosage -- Indications and contraindications -- Stabilization and harmonization of the autonomic nervous system -- Preparation for treatment -- Pain -- Its purpose and significance -- Limits of determination of zones in writing -- Individual groups of zones -- The first treatment as an assessment -- Performing the follow-up and final treatments -- Duration of and intervals between treatments -- Reactions during treatment intervals -- Right-left interchangeability of zones of the feet -- Management and treatment of pain in acute situations -- Therapeutic support for intensely emotional reactions -- Treatment combinations -- Self-treatment and orthotic foot devices -- Diagnostic possibilities and limitations -- Treatment suggestions -- Pregnancy and birth -- Treatment of babies and children -- Special groups of patients -- Treatment of scars with reflexology of the feet -- Zones of the teeth and their energetic interrelationships -- Zones of the pelvic ligaments -- Zones of the face and neck -- Zones of the lymphatic system -- Interrelationships between zones of the feet and meridians -- Shared practical experience -- Summary of the method.
Summary: 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.
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"Authorized translation of the 7th German edition published and copyrighted 2012 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical development of foot treatments -- Two working models for a practical approach to reflexotherapy of the feet -- Basic therapeutic grips: touching, treating -- Characteristics of abnormal zones: limits of dosage -- Indications and contraindications -- Stabilization and harmonization of the autonomic nervous system -- Preparation for treatment -- Pain -- Its purpose and significance -- Limits of determination of zones in writing -- Individual groups of zones -- The first treatment as an assessment -- Performing the follow-up and final treatments -- Duration of and intervals between treatments -- Reactions during treatment intervals -- Right-left interchangeability of zones of the feet -- Management and treatment of pain in acute situations -- Therapeutic support for intensely emotional reactions -- Treatment combinations -- Self-treatment and orthotic foot devices -- Diagnostic possibilities and limitations -- Treatment suggestions -- Pregnancy and birth -- Treatment of babies and children -- Special groups of patients -- Treatment of scars with reflexology of the feet -- Zones of the teeth and their energetic interrelationships -- Zones of the pelvic ligaments -- Zones of the face and neck -- Zones of the lymphatic system -- Interrelationships between zones of the feet and meridians -- Shared practical experience -- Summary of the method.

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.

Translated from the German.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 10, 2017).

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