Applied kinesiology in the practice of a chiropractor and reflexologist
AUTHORS : Vasilyeva L.F.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Manual therapy laboratory of the Reflexotherapy Institute of the Federal
Scientific Clinical and Experimental Center for Traditional Diagnostic Methods
and treatment of Roszdrav, Moscow
YEAR : 2007
Manual therapy and acupuncture are methods based on restoring the reflex activity of the nervous system, which is why they are called manual reflexology and
acupuncture. It is well known that the clinical signs of dysfunction of the nervous system are the presence of muscle hypotension, hyporeflexia, and hyposthesia. However, until now, the indication for the use of manual therapy in the treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system is the presence of a functional block of the joint or a shortening of the skeletal muscle, and the indication for the use of reflexotherapy is the presence of a change in energy activity in the canal-meridian system. The chiropractor and reflexologist suggest that by eliminating a functional block or restoring energy in the canal system.