Since originally sending this paper I'd
written and sent by e-mail in March of 2007, to the eight domestic colleges of podiatric
medicine, I've received, absolutely, no reply. I was informed that some automatically
reject any lengthy e-mail. And the rest lead me to believe that "Silence is the most
appropriate response."
I was not able to locate the colleges of
orthopedic medicine to inform them of the same application applied to/with one's
hands, as both the hands and feet have reflex areas, without question, for EVERY PART
OF THE BODY.
Posted on Independence Day - September 22,
2010 - by yours truly, Donald W. Yates, certified reflexologist with IIR - the
International Institute of Reflexology of St. Petersburg, Florida, since April 16,1998.
133 Richards
Avenue
Vestal, NY
13850-6217
Originally sent: August 27, 2007
Resent to new Academic Deans: September 22. 2010
Arizona
Podiatric Medicine Program (AZPod) at Midwestern University
Dean of
Academics jpagex@midwestern.edu
19555 North 59th
Avenue, Glendale AZ 85308
Barry
University School of Podiatric Medicine
Dean of
Academics jejensen@mail.barry.edu
11300 NE Second
Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161
California
School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College
Dean of
Academics jvenson@samuelmerritt.edu
370 Hawthorne
Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
College of
Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Des Moines University
Dean of
Academics Robert.Yoho@dmu.edu
3200 Grand
Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
New York
College of Podiatric Medicine
Dean of
Academics mtrepal@nycpm.edu
1800 Park
Avenue
New York, NY
10035
Ohio College
of Podiatric Medicine
Dean of
Academics vjh@ocpm.edu
10515 Carnegie
Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-9990
Scholl
College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Dean of
Academics nancy.parsley@rosalindfranklin.edu
3333 Green Bay
Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095
Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine
Dean of
Academics jburke@tuspm.temple.edu
Eighth at Race
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(I sent
all of the above, listed colleges of podiatric medicine, this, my personally formulated
document, to which, as yet, I’ve received no reply, whatsoever, as of this date,
8/01/2007.)
Dear
Deans of Academics of all domestic Schools of Podiatric Medicine,
I received all
your physical addresses from the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
(AACPM) of Rockville, Md.
In December of
1989, at age 54, I retired after 33 years with IBM at Endicott, NY, where I maintained an
appraisal rating of "consistently exceeds requirements." I, then, earned a 4.0
grade in anatomy and physiology at Broome Community College in Binghamton, NY, as a
preemptive measure toward a future in holistic health. I’ve been certified with the
International Institute of Reflexology - IIR - since April of 1998. I’ve learned this
profession well, relieving discomforts by the thousands.
It is with
great respect for your field of endeavor, coupled with over sixteen years’ experience
in this retirement business, that I desire to share relevant and specific truth with all
of you.
Reflexology is
a science proving that every part of the human body is addressable through one’s
hands and feet, though the eyes will reveal past and present body problems with iridology
(iris reading) and ears may be stimulated to help heal the body. We were created such,
that if anyone has any degree of discomfort on either side of the body, the 7200 nerve
endings in each, same-side extremity - hand and foot - will receive a dual-distress signal
from that hurting site, via specific, built-in, hand and foot reflexes. That’s one to
the hand and the other to the foot on the same side of the body. Hence, we have what is
called "hand and foot reflexology." And learning the relationship
of all the parts of the body to their respective reflex areas, in the hands and feet,
becomes the acquired knowledge of the reflexologist. As I work repetitively on those
reflex areas in the hands and/or feet, the tenderness will diminish there and in the
hurting body-site.
*Tell me
if I locate any area of tenderness in your hand or foot and I’ll tell you the part of
your body that has a problem, whether you know about it or not. And very often, I offer a
branch of neuromuscular therapy - vitatherapy - to relieve that tenderness much more
quickly than reflexology, alone.
That success is
generally realized in 88 to 90% of the time, as 10 to 12% of my clientele do not respond
to vitatherapy. If a person says he has a headache, I place the palm of my right hand on
that headache site with a gentle touch, until he tells me it’s totally gone -
anywhere from 3 seconds to 20 minutes and in an average of just 3 minutes. The same will
eliminate an upset stomach, clear the sinuses, relieve TMJ, eliminate tinnitus, ear aches,
etc., etc..
Returning to
the sentence after the asterisk above, have you considered what I said? It is my
understanding that both orthopaedics and podiatrists believe and treat painful, hand and
foot reflex areas as "isolated events," not knowing that another part of the
body is the actual cause of that discomfort, unless there is/was a definite injury,
infection, neuropathy or amputation. Included among the current, medical,
treatment options, as I understand, are:
- cortisone
injections ( Cortisone is a corticosteroid and high doses are immuno-suppressive, found at
http://cancercure.ws/aidsdrugs.htm#c
Scroll down to "corticosteroid.")
- orthotics
(offered by podiatrists to help ease the foot reflex pain.) and/or
- operations
that destroy nerve tissue in the hand/foot, erroneously, as these are not the causes, but
merely the symptoms, for separate and distinct areas of the body.
Allow me to
illustrate my definition of what you call plantar fasciitis.
Any word ending in "itis" is an inflamation and fascia is the connective tissue
area in the plantar surface (sole) of the foot. And, now, for the remedy. If
your professors and/or trainees have discomfort in their feet from standing for hours, all
one has to do is simply apply "referral reflexology" by rubbing
the directly related, surface area of the same-side hand, for a couple minutes to relieve
each specific, foot discomfort. Rub the fingers to relieve the corresponding toes, as
happened when I visited an account specialist at my local credit union one day. When I
told her of this retirement business, she asked if I could help her, saying she had severe
pain in the third and fourth toes of her right foot, every day to the point of tears for
three years and was going to a podiatrist for shots of cortisone, weekly, with no relief.
I rubbed the third and fourth digits of her right hand for ten minutes and the pain was gone!
She couldn’t believe it. All that misery was gone in just ten minutes.
Continuing "referral
reflexology," rub the metacarpals of the hands for the metatarsals, the heel of
the hand for the pain of heel spurs, the pad of the thumb to relieve the pain of gout in
the same-side, great toe. For the instep/arch, rub the palm-side base of the hand where
the lines converge, proximally, toward the wrist. If one has phantom pains from
partial-loss accidents or an amputation of toes or fingers, simply rub the uninjured,
corresponding digits on the other, same-side extremity. If you see or know anyone who has
sprained an ankle - as primary, tell him to rub the tender spot(s) out of the same-side,
dorsal surface of the wrist - as secondary, vigorously for about 20 minutes, in both
directions to relieve the ankle pain/swelling, leaving a little soreness, enabling him to
walk on it, to a greater extent. If he has carpal tunnel, he or someone else may rub the
tender spot(s) in his same-side ankle, for that relief.
In addition to
these examples of ‘referral reflexology,’ there is a specific, built-in, reflex
area in both the hand and the foot for the same-side, hand and foot. It resides
in the fifth metacarpal/metatarsal bone. The proximal end nearest to the wrist/ankle is
the reflex area for the hand/foot; the distal end near the base of the fifth digit is the
reflex for the shoulder/hip. The very center of the fifth metacarpal/metatarsal is the
reflex area for the elbow/knee. And all the other parts of the arm/leg are proportionate
sites, among those mentioned - triceps/quads, biceps/hamstrings, soft tissue
forearms/calves and bony forearms/shins.
Having covered
all "referral reflexology" sites and reflexes for all parts of the arms/legs,
hands/feet, that leaves the head, neck and entire trunk of the body. For all areas of the
head, including the neck, the reflexes reside in the fingers/toes, on the same side. (The
reflexes for four equidistant points, about one inch apart, in the ridge of both shoulders
are located in the webbing between each set of two toes/fingers. The entire dorsal surface
of the hand/foot is a massive reflex area for the same side of one’s back, from the
shoulder level ((webbing of the toes/fingers)) to the gluteus maximus at the soft tissue
of the same-side ankle/wrist and includes the medial/mid/lateral surfaces of the scapula.
The kidney reflex, in each hand, is between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, nearly
half way, vertically, between the reflex for the shoulder and that of the gluteus maximus.
Much of this is not included on the Ingham charts.)
The Ingham
charts are correct in the palm-side/plantar surface of the hand/foot; in the crease at the
base of the fingers/toes, showing the base of digit one is the reflex for half the frontal
base of the same-side neck; the base of digits 2&3 is the reflex for the same-side eye
and digits 4&5, is the reflex for the same-side ear. But, that entire crease area is
omitted, being the reflex for the entire same-side, collar bone.
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT:
If
referral reflexology does not remove discomfort in a hand, by the foot or the foot, by the
hand, the discomfort in both same-side extremities indicates a common problem in another
part of the body, on the same side. This is revealed, below, after **.
Now,
let’s examine the term, "neuroma." The metacarpal/metatarsal area is the
reflex for the same-side chest/lung/breast and, additionally, in the left hand/foot, only,
for the heart. This particular reflex area is the greatest of my personal, treatment
concerns. The major problem in this area is experienced by women in a ratio greater than
two hundred to one man, because of a high incidence of tenderness in one or more sites in
the same-side breast of many. Unfortunately, somewhere in "treatment history,"
reflexology was neither viewed as credible nor worthy, resulting in ‘faulty
diagnoses.’ Again, if one only treats the symptom(s) of metacarpal/metatarsal
discomfort, then, yes, the problem resides in the pads of those extremities. But the
reflexologist is trained to know the "CAUSE is not resident in the
metacarpal/metatarsal," but in the same-side breast and can accurately identify the
point of origin. What am I saying? I’m, likely, stepping on the toes of many, highly
educated professionals, only because of specific and proven facts.
**As I
was giving a woman a reflexology foot treatment in her home, she had a very tender spot in
the metatarsal area of the right foot. She told me her podiatrist said it was a neuroma
and could only be corrected by an operation and, that their son is a podiatrist in a
distant city who discouraged her from doing so. I told her it was the reflex for a tender
area in her right breast that caused the discomfort and pointed to the exact area which
she verified, though it really surprised her. I asked her husband to assist me by doing
the neuromuscular treatment - vitatherapy - gently holding the palm of his left hand over
her right breast (I use a couch pillow to avoid any inappropriate touching.) and his right
hand on the back of her neck until all the discomfort was gone in that breast and in the
associated reflexes - the metatarsals of her right foot and the metacarpals of her right
hand. Had she opted to accept her podiatrist’s diagnosis and remedy, only
the "symptom" - the discomfort in the right metatarsal - would have been treated
but, definitely, not the cause in her right breast. And the remaining reflex in the right
metacarpal would, then, have to endure the ‘double whammy’ because the right
breast would still be tender and the right metatarsal would have suffered irreparable
damage. So, with that breast tenderness still evident in the reflex of the
right metacarpal, she would, likely, have gone to an orthopaedic for another assessment
and diagnosis. It should not be too difficult for any of you to determine the outcome.
Though it would be considered "another surgical success," to remove the
discomfort in the right metacarpal, what true benefit would have been performed? Because
both the metatarsal and metacarpal would, then, be "pain-free,’ she would have
recommended both the podiatrist and orthopaedic to all her friends and relatives for their
fine work. Both physicians would have been satisfied to receive the accolades and
remuneration for, still, another job well done. But, what about their
‘common’ patient? What would she have had to suffer and endure, as a result? It
would, likely, be post-op, healing time; temporary loss of time with family, job, personal
pleasures; requiring assistance of others to appointments; possible loss of funds, etc.,
etc. And what would be the prognosis? Because all related, reflex nerve tissue had been
destroyed in both extremities, the problem’s source - in the right breast - would
never be able to communicate with its associated reflex areas in the metatarsals and
metacarpals of the right foot/hand. And, who would ever know? Apparently, just three
sources - you, (now,) me and most importantly, God, who is recording every
‘open’ and ‘hidden’ transaction in each of our lives, ready to be
revealed at that ‘Great Day of Judgement,’ where every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of GOD, the Father. Philippians
2:9-11 KJV
So, what
remains? Absolutely, no tender reflex will be available in either the metatarsal or
metacarpal because the nerve tissue was altered or destroyed in both, preventing any
future, natural, testing or treatment; and yet, the source of that neuroma
still exists in the hurting breast which will not be known by anyone until
self-examination, a doctor, mammogram or CT scan revealed it. And, even then, who would
possibly know that all the related misery and expense was caused by this "mis-diagnosed
neuroma." I’ve been sorely troubled about this for years, how to
simply explain my concerns without offending the schools of podiatry and orthopaedics.
I’ve not seen nor heard of any similar concerns among the schools of holistic health.
It may be a case of being unaware or not desiring to rock the boat, and in so doing,
neglecting the health and well-being of each hurting individual. But, I simply have
to let the world know and may the truth be allowed to surface, revealing the true source
and dictating the proper diagnosis and treatment.
Another
woman’s testimonial, relative to two diagnosed cysts, by her doctor, in her left
breast that she told me in an e-mail note, two weeks after I gave her a hand reflexology
treatment, is on my web site with the initials, E.R., of Oxford, NY, at: http://reflexology4me.com/files/testimonials.htm where you’ll have to scroll down through many testimonials
to find it. I’m certain, all will find them to be both interesting and encouraging,
amounting to an excess of eleven pages, if all are printed.
I could
continue with the relationship of other parts of our bodies, directly related to the
tender reflexes, found in the hands and feet. I trust you have noted that the hands and
feet are generally not the problem they were thought to be, and their tender reflexes
are not isolated areas of discomfort unless there is/was a distinct injury, infection,
neuropathy or amputation. I’ve done my best to help illuminate some pathways and
plan to pass this on to all the colleges of orthopaedic medicine, as well.
Here,
I’d like to interject a query to all women who are doctors or doctor’s
assistants of either orthopaedics or podiatry. Since I have revealed new truth for your
understanding and analysis, should you, personally, experience Morton’s neuromas in a
foot or whatever it may be termed in the hand, would you prefer the operation in your
extremities - hands or feet - to remove the nerve tissue or would you determine to follow
through to remedy the situation, by having a proper analysis done on/in your affected
breast(s)? Additionally, would each/all of you determine to make these facts known to the
general public and, thereby, alter the course of present diagnoses and the retraining of
existing doctors?
Somewhat
similar to John the Baptist, in Jesus’ day, I may be termed, "A voice crying in
the wilderness; make straight paths for orthopaedics and podiatrists."
In conclusion,
my desire is to work with podiatrists and orthopaedics, complementing the efforts of both,
to expedite the removal of pain and suffering with the least amount of intervention. I
sincerely urge both schools of thought and practice to consider incorporating a regimen of
two-day reflexology classes, using the Ingham method, giving both professions a better
understanding of proper treatment to the entire body, by both the hands and feet. And each
current or future doctor’s office may be encouraged to either employ or make
referrals to certified reflexologists. Still, another possibility is feasible. If any of
your podiatric college graduates, in the Binghamton/Elmira/Syracuse/Oneonta area of New
York State, would care to author/offer a pilot study in a joint effort, I’d be very
supportive. I’d, gladly offer my expertise in such a cause, relating and
demonstrating the ease with which hurting hands and feet may be relieved with simple,
hands-on intervention.
I heard
that Oprah Winfrey’s personal physician, Mehmet Oz is a surgeon and requires all his
patients to have reflexology treatments prior to operations. I totally agree. This should
be done to cause relaxation and speed the healing process, as it assists in homeostasis -
normal body function.
And all
states, including New York , need to recognize the relative values and importance of
reflexology, without being blanketed under massage, and offer a specific license for the
same. I trust and hope, for the benefit of all future hurting hands and feet, that all
foreign and domestic colleges of podiatric and orthopaedic medicine, recognize and take to
heart, this revealed truth and respond with integrity.
Thank you, as
your time and attention is greatly appreciated in this very important matter. Please
respond with any/all questions, comments or concerns relevant to these issues; and, once
again, thank you. Praise God, for He, alone, is worthy to be praised.
Respectfully
yours,
Donald W.
Yates, certified reflexologist with IIR
"And
whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men." Col. 3:23 KJV