History of Defined
Practice
We put this together as response to the
question can reflexology be defended as a unique body of knowledge.
Coupled with definition it makes the case for reflexology as a
definable and defendable practice.
Defined
practice
The following definition represents our
definition of reflexology.
- "Reflexology is the physical act of
applying pressure the feet (and hands) with techniques that do not
utilize cream, lotion or oil, assessed on the basis of zones and
areas with the premise that such work effects a physical change."
Kunz and Kunz, 1983
History
The following paragraph represents our
abbreviated version of the history for reflexology.
- The defined practice began with the
work of Eunice Ingham (Stories the Feet Can Tell, 1938). The basis
of her work was Dr. William Fitzgerald with influence by Dr.
Shelby Riley and other zone therapists. Dr. Fitzgerald's work was
influenced by the work of Dr. Henry Head of England.
Body of
Knowledge
These books represent the body of
knowledge for reflexology.
Zone therapy
- 1917 Zone Therapy , William
Fitzgerald and Edwin F. Bowers, Health Resource
- 1919 Zone Therapy Simplified ,
JoeShelby Riley, Health Resources
- 1924 Zone Reflex , Joe Shelby Riley,
Health Resources
- 1928 Zone Therapy , Benedict
Lust
- 1942 Zone Reflex, Revised , Joe
Shelby Riley and W. E. Daglish, Health Resources
(1961)
Reflexology Books
- 1938, Stories the Feet Can Tell by
Eunice Ingham, Ingham Publishing
- 1945, Zone Therapy, Its Application
to the Glands and Kindred Disorders, Eunice Ingham ( Out of
print)
- 1954, Stories the Feet Have Told by
Eunice Ingham, Ingham Publishing
- 1969, Helping Yourself with Foot
Reflexology by Mildred Carter, Parker Publishing
- 1975, Hand Reflexology, Key to
Perfect Health by Mildred Carter, Parker
Publishing
- 1976, Reflexology by Maybelle Segal,
Wilshire Publishing
- 1981, The Complete Guide to Foot
Reflexology by Kevin and Barbara Kunz, Prentice
Hall
- 1981, Mirror of the Body by Anna
Kaye and Don Matchen, Strawberry Press, San
Francisco
- 1982, Reflexology Today by Doreen
Bayley, Thorson's
- 1983, Better Health with Reflexology
by Dwight C. Byers, Ingham Publishing
- 1983, Reflex Zone Therapy of the
Feet by Hanne Marquardt, Thorson's
- 1984, Hand and Foot Reflexology, A
Self-Help Guide by Kevin and Barbara Kunz, Prentice
Hall
- 1985, Hand Reflexology Workbook by
Kevin and Barbara Kunz, Prentice Hall
- 1985, Touchpoint, Reflexology the
First Steps by Yvette Eastman, Ptarmigan
- 1986, Reflexology, A Patient's Guide
by Nicola Hall, Thorson's
- 1987, Reflex Zone Massage by Franz
Wagner, Thorson's
- 1987, Reflexology, the Ancient
Answer to Modern Ailments by Anne Gillanders,
Self-published
- 1988, Feet First by Laura Norman,
Simon & Schuster
- 1993, The Complete Guide to Foot
Reflexology (Revised), by Kevin and Barbara Kunz
- 1996, Reflexology for Children,
Kevin and Barbara Kunz, Thorson's