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Case
History:
In a
group is a young, tall and thin male who sits with a slanting posture.
He is short-sighted and wears thick, large glasses.
His opinions do not come across strongly, but rather following
the direction of the conversation and agreeing with everyone. When asked directly, he does not come forward with an answer
or solution, but rather passes it on to the next person.
What do
you expect to find as tactile indicators on his feet?
List these and motivate why these are
likely to be there.
Upward
turned big toe, clawed toes
Due
to his slanting spine and means of expressing himself he has a wood imbalance
and wood manifests
as the ligaments, tendons and muscles and he may have shortening of these.
Ingrown
toenail or fungal toenail on inner side of big toe nail
As
he has a wood imbalance and thus could have a liver meridian imbalance, and
the liver meridian
starts on the inside of the big toe
Swollen
Pituitary Gland Reflex
The
pituitary gland is on the internal branch of the liver meridian and in a liver
meridian imbalance there may also be pituitary – hormonal disorders related
to this meridian
Callus
on the eye reflexes
Due
to his wearing glasses and the wood element is expressed in the sense of
seeing.
Abnormal
shaped, corn or fungal infection on 4th toe
The
gallbladder is a wood element meridian and ends on the 4th toe and
thus he may show any of
these signs. He does not have any “gall” as he follows other people
rather than lead the conversation
himself.
Problems
with the nails
Deformed,
ridges, weak as the nails are external expressions of the wood element
High
Arch
Because
of excessive curative of spine, spinal problems and the fact he sits in a
slanted position.
Excessive
curvature of the spine on the spine reflex
As
he has a slanting posture, because the liver meridian runs parallel to the
spine reflex because
the wood element manifests in ligaments, tendons and muscles of which the
spinal vertebrae
has many attached to it.
Flat
Feet
These
may be caused by a problem with muscles, tendons and ligaments and thus show
an imbalance
of the wood element
5th
Metatarsal Protruding
This
may be present as it indicates a Gallbladder meridian imbalance as it is along
the gallbladder meridian pathway.
Puffy
Hip Reflex
This
may be present as the hip and hip disorders are related to the Gallbladder and
wood Element
as the external Gallbladder meridian pathway runs over the hip area.
Heel
cracks or fungal infection on heel
The
liver Meridian runs through the reproductive area and there may be an
imbalance or he could have
pelvic problems.
Plantar
Wart or swollen puffy liver reflex
As
meridian runs through the liver reflex on the foot and there appears to be a
wood imbalance.
References:
1.
Chinese Herbal Medicine by Dr Guang Xu, Vermillion London,
Published 1996 ISBN
0-0980-944-4
2.
www.lieske.com/5e.html
downloaded in April 2003
4.
International School of Reflexology & Meridian Therapy, Study Notes
2003
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