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Choose three complementary therapies- acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, homeopathy, osteopathy or reflexology. Describe the therapies chosen, together with their origins, philosophy and contraindications.
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Friday 31^st January 2003 BTEC National Diploma In Health Studies Complementary Therapies Task 1 Choose three complementary therapies- acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, homeopathy, osteopathy or reflexology. Describe the therapies chosen, together with their origins, philosophy and contraindications. Reflexology The principle of reflexology is that there are reflexes in both feet and hands that correspond to every gland, organ and system in the body. The origin of reflexology dates back over 5000 years to Egypt and China, we know this by a wall painting in an ancient Egyptian tomb dating back to 2330 BC at Saqqara (south of Cairo). Modern reflexology dates back to 1902 when an American ear, nose and throat specialist (Dr William Fitzgerald), rediscovered it and published his findings. Which were that pressure on certain parts of the body seemed to have calming effects in other areas in the body. There are many theories, which clarify how reflexology...
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