Around
the 17th century a form of treatment came to Europe, which was
previously unknown here. Since there was no word for it, they called
these settings of needles acupuncture. Meanwhile the traditional
Chinese medicine found recognition in Europe as well. In the strict
sense it is only acupuncture, when the needles are being stung in
accordance with the rules of the 5 elements. Therefore, in reflexology
we can merely speak of "needling" the reflexology points.
For the techniques there are three options available:
- The straight needling
- the flat stitch technique
- the "very point - technique" (according
to Gleditsch)
For over 40 years soft-lasers are used instead of needles in order to
treat somatotopic points. Especially in the reflexology of the ears
soft laser applications are often even more effective than needles
because they can be used with extremely selective frequency options.
Another form of reflexology treatment are neural therapeutic
applications. For these injections into the zones specific homoeopathic
injectables will be used. To intensify the effect they can be mixed
with Acidum formicicum 6X or with procaine 1:1.
