Reflexology

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As reflexology , the study of the reflexes , the beginning of the 20th century was one of Vladimir Mikhailovich spondylitis referred established line of research, looked at as the cause behind the other for complex sequences of movement and mental benefits reflexes. As a counterpoint to the reflex chain theory, the instinct theory of classical comparative behavioral research (ethology) developed in the 1930s , in which an interplay of external stimuli and internal drives ( instincts ) was emphasized.

In the present, a pressure and massage technique is advertised as reflexology ( reflex zone massage ), which claims a connection of certain areas on the surface of the human body with certain internal organs. Also for example, the intended Headsche zone alternative medicine can be used by way of a reverse influence of the reflex action internal organs; Similar claims are made for the Mackenzie zones in relation to specific muscle areas. In a review of the literature published in 2011 , it was concluded that there are no studies with convincing evidence of the effectiveness of these forms of treatment.

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Individual evidence

  1. Wladimir Michailowitsch Bechterew : General principles of the reflexology of humans. Publisher Franz Deuticke, Leipzig and Vienna 1926.
  2. Wladimir Michailowitsch Bechterew: The collective reflexology. Carl Marhold Verlagsgesellschaft, Halle / Saale 1928.
  3. ^ Edzard W. Ernst et al .: Reflexology: an update of a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. In: Maturitas. Volume 68, No. 2, 2011, pp. 116-120, doi: 10.1016 / j.maturitas.2010.10.011 .