Many people today are learning more about Natural medicine, Alternative medicine and Complimentary medicine which all mean roughly the same thing. Others have tried some of these methods as a last resort and have found them helpful. When used with modern medicine they can provide another method to returning to health or staying healthy. The problem is knowing which treatments are harmful, helpful, and which do nothing at all.
Reflexology is a very old treatment modality.
There are depictions of it on the walls of the pyramids of Egypt and variations of this technique have been practiced in the Asian countries for centuries. Modern reflexology dates back to the early 1900s when Dr. William Fitztgerald, an American ear, nose and throat specialist discovered that he could even do minor surgery without pain by applying pressure near a patient's mouth. He divided the body into ten zones which could be influenced by applying pressure on the hands or feet. Later, a physical therapist named Eunice Ingham extensively mapped the feet determining which areas corresponded with which areas of the body. She also formed a reflexology institute and published a book.