Foot Therapy for Common Diseases

The foot, as well as the hand, is closely related to the internal organs. It can reflect pathological changes in the body, and can therefore be used to make diagnoses of diseases. In the book the origin, development, character and indications of foot therapy, as well as clinical applications for treating common surgical, dermatological, internal medicine, gynecological, pediatric and ENT diseases with foot massage, foot acupuncture, external application of drugs, and foot bath were discussed in detail.

Title: Foot Therapy for Common Diseases
Compiled by Ji Qingshan, Li Jie
Published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 2001
Paperback, 185 pages
ISBN 7119020307

Do you believe that general diseases of the body can be cured by therapy applied to the foot? As part of the human body and in the same environment with other parts of the body, the foot is closely related to the internal organs. It can reflect pathological changes in the body, and can therefore be used to make diagnoses of diseases. At the same time, various types of stimulations applied to specific reflecting areas on the foot can improve and preserve health, and prevent and treat diseases. Foot therapy has become very popular because of its easy, safe and wide application, and good therapeutic effect.

This book is included in the Practical Collection of Traditional Chinese Medical Therapy series edited by traditional medicine specialists with rich clinical experience. In the book the origin, development, character and indications of foot therapy, as well as clinical applications for treating common surgical, dermatological, internal medicine, gynecological, pediatric and ENT diseases with foot massage, foot acupuncture, external application of drugs, and foot bath were discussed in detail.

Practical, simple, easy to understand and arrayed with about 100 illustrations, the book can help both medical workers and ordinary readers understand, learn, and use this unique therapy of traditional Chinese medicine.

Tags: acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Chinese massage, foot therapy