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Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands. This is done using thumb, finger, and hand massage techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific [1] system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly ...
The earliest known concept of pressure points can be seen in the South Indian Varma kalai based on Siddha. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] The concept of pressure points is also present in the old school Japanese martial arts; in a 1942 article in the Shin Budo magazine , Takuma Hisa asserted the existence of a tradition attributing the first development of ...
Traditional medicine. Alternative diagnoses. v. t. e. Myofascial release (MFR, self-myofascial release) is an alternative medicine therapy claimed to be useful for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles. [1]
A patch release (often colloquially also known as a point release, dot release, or bugfix release) is a software release of a product or other project, especially one intended to fix bugs or do small cleanups rather than add significant features. Often, there are too many bugs to be fixed in a single major or minor release, creating a need for ...
This width varied between 5.5 feet (1.7 m) near the stream bed base at 1,650 feet (500 m) and decreased to 1.45 feet (0.44 m) at an elevation of 1,816 feet (554 m), the base of the spillways and upright panels. [31] When completed on May 4, 1926, the stairstep-faced dam rose to a height of 185 feet above the canyon floor.
Osteopathy, unlike osteopathic medicine, which is a branch of the medical profession in the United States, is a pseudoscientific [1] system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. [2] In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as ...
v. t. e. Elastic therapeutic tape, also called kinesiology tape or kinesiology therapeutic tape, Kinesio tape, k-tape, or KT[1] is an elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is purported to ease pain and disability from athletic injuries and a variety of other physical disorders. [2][3][4] In individuals with chronic musculoskeletal ...
Ischemic compression is a therapy technique used in manual therapy, where blockage of blood in an area of the body is deliberately made, so that a resurgence of local blood flow will occur upon release. [1] Ischemic compression is commonly applied to trigger points, in what is known as trigger point therapy, where enough sustained pressure is ...