Where did reflexology originate?

Answer 1

Reflexology originated same time when acupuncture was enjoying its peak of prosperity in China. As a matter of fact, reflexology is a plant that has sprung up from the breeding ground of Taoism and Buddhism. It is foreign to the West until an American specialist Dr. William Fitzgerald, introduced this 3000 year old of practice to the West. He put this wonderful philosophy to the test and discovered something that by applying pressure on one part of the body would be numbed or anaesthetized. However, it was masseur Eunice Ingham refined the "zone therapy" to what as known today as Reflexology (also known as Ingham technique).

Answer 2

Legend has it that acupuncture and acupressure evolved as early Chinese healers studied the puncture wounds of Chinese warriors, noting that certain points on the body created interesting results when stimulated.

Answer 3

(As this year is 2009). The earliest records are to be found in China, in 2700 BC (4,709 years ago). Reflexology was depicted in the tomb for physicians in Egypt in 2330 BC (4,339 years ago).

Answer 4

reflexology is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt where there are carvings of a wall that depict early manicures, pedicures and reflexology

Answer 5

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Answer

It was Eunice Ingham a masseur refined the "zone therapy" to what as known today as reflexology.