Abstract What is reflexology? It is system of massaging specific areas of the foot‚ hands‚ and the ears in order to promote healing. Reflexology has many benefits such as decrease stress‚ tension‚ anxiety‚ pain‚ increase blood and lymphatic flow‚ 02 delivery‚ etc.... Reflexology has been around for many years so there is a lot to behind being a reflexologist. Curr Reflexology “Reflexology is an art and science. A reflexologist works points on the feet‚ hands and ears (Watson‚ S. & Voner‚ V. 2009)
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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic‚ progressive neurological disease affecting all aspects of life: physical‚ cognitive‚ emotional‚ and social (Abma). It is known as an autoimmune disease‚ Where the body’s immune system turns against the body and destroys the protective covering that surrounds nerve cells. This damage to the nerve cells causes many problems for the patient including weakness‚ muscle stiffness‚ poor coordination and balance‚ tingling‚ numbness‚ tremors‚ blurred vision‚ slurred speech
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misalignment)‚ causing spinal cord damage. In the case of A.D.‚ a severe drop in blood pressure was noted‚ dropping from 110/72 to 90/60‚ as well as a decreased heart rate‚ from 86 to 54 beats per minute. As damage to the spinal nerve tracts occur‚ system vasomotor tone is often loss‚ leading to vasodilation‚ and a decrease in the venous return rate (Hung‚ 2009). These factors decrease cardiac output‚ thus decreasing the blood pressure and heart rate (Young‚ 2010). A drop in the heart rate and blood
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Behterev‚ the term reflexology was found‚ yet still wasn’t widely used until the 1960’s. In the early 1900’s “Zone therapy” was discovered and its use in health care. Zone therapy came from building upon previous research by Sir Henry Head of the nervous system. Sir Henry Head had discovered that areas of skin which had increased sensitivity to pain (HyperAlgesia) have links to diseased internal organs. The nerves surrounding the organ and the skin were connected as they were from the same segment of
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Research and treatments in the neurorehabilitation field are starting to excel. It was first thought that the central nervous system could not repair itself after an injury. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that research studies showed it had the ability to heal itself to some extent. Researchers ultimately wanted to know if there was a relationship between the central nervous system and cortical plasticity so this knowledge could be used to benefit patient recovery. One research included removing a
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and damage to the perineurium. Most of the deformities occurring from Leprosy are in fact due to trauma or a secondary infection. In a Leprosy infection one of the first symptoms are anesthesia to heat and cold. Leprosy affects the peripheral nervous system by attacking the myelin sheath surrounding the axons which affects the reliability and speed of nerve impulses. In other words‚ the nerve fibers are no longer insulated and nerve impulses cannot be conducted efficiently. There are different types
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far back as World War I this condition was referred to as "shell shock‚" in which there are similarities between reactions of soldiers who suffered concussions caused by exploding bombs or shells and those who suffered blows to their central nervous systems. A person may be describing as having acute stress disorder if other mental disorders or medical conditions do not provide a better explanation for the person’s symptoms. Symptoms include: * Lack of emotional responsiveness‚ a sense of numbing
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your body ’s immune system eats away at the protective sheath that covers your nerves. MS is far more common in countries with temperate climates‚ including Europe‚ southern Canada‚ northern United States‚ New Zealand and southeastern Australia. The risk seems to increase with latitude and affects noticeably more women than men with the onset of clinical symptoms occurring between 15 and 50 years of age. It is the most common demyelization disease of the central nervous system. In the United States
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cutaneous form. however as we saw during the 2011‚ terrorist attacks‚ the pulmonary form is very real and a serious threat to life. It affects the lungs and the GI tract. The last form is the meningitis form that affects the central nervous system. Typically spread from humans to livestock and can be transmitted via air‚ soil‚ animal hides‚ and food. The dormant spores of Anthrax can live in soil and animal products‚ such as hides (leather) for years and it is not easy to kill by
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Why is it important to learn about this topic? Are there potential medical or commercial applications? It is important to study this topic as it can help with furthering neurological drugs. Melanophores act similar to drugs that affect the nervous system. The article: Developmental changes in melanophores and their asymmetrical responsiveness to melanin-concentrating hormone during metamorphosis in barfin flounder (Verasper moseri) Provide a citation for the article you have chosen‚ formatted
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