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Korean Su-Jok (hand and foot).
The most interesting Reflexology and acupressure/acupuncture variation in recent times is probably the Korean Su-Jok (hand and foot in Korean) system or Koryo Hand Therapy system which includes more tools, such as probes and massage rings for fingers and magnets and seeds to stimulate points for longer periods, much as the original Dr. Fitzgerald Zone therapy method used various tools such as clamps and pegs to increase the effect.
Dr Park used mainly small acupuncture needles for Sujok which is why he stressed hand treatment, even though he knew that foot treatment was often more effective. As in normal acupuncture people don’t like needles in their feet!
Also in Sujok Moxa (mugwort herb) is used for warming up the meridians before treatment (except in cases where Moxa is contraindicated), as it is also in acupuncture.
Actually moxibustion is very much part of acupuncture and always has been. This is all designed to increase the effect of the treatment compared to the usual Reflexology treatment, in other words to send a more powerful healing impulse.
The Korean Sujok system developed by Professor Park Tae Woo is more exact and targeted than usual Reflexology and claims to be more effective. It is often combined with standard Acupuncture treatment for the same diseases at the same time or the following day for example.
The general idea in Sujok is to increase the effect and send a stronger healing impulse than usual methods of Reflexology, it also attempts a more reasoned and complete analysis of how to treat a problem, aiming to also treat for instance the spinal and brain areas most likely to be associated with the disease, as well as other likely involved organs in any disease picture.
The Insect (secondary correspondence system) system in Sujok.
Sujok also points out that the whole body is also reflected in each finger or toe and that this secondary “Insect” system can also assist with therapy as well as the better known main reflecting areas of Sujok and of Reflexology which you see on all the reflexology charts. It is called an Insect system because Dr Park saw the three segments of an insect body as the model for the reflecting model on the toes and fingers.
Although the Insect system is seen as secondary to the usual main correspondence system it is helpful especially in serious and difficult cases to augment the standard Primary Correspondence treatment.
Sujok often uses small needles to act on the areas as in acupuncture but you can also use probes and fingers and other tools of course rather than needles.
Sujok also uses various massage tools, massage rings for the fingers and magnets and seeds to augment the therapy.
In particular in Sujok the idea is to find the pain points in the area of treatment, using special simple probes to find them. For example if the liver had a problem then a particular part of the liver reflecting area on hand or foot or ear etc will often have a pain point where the exact liver problem is located, for example a tumor in part of the liver or the entrance to the gall bladder or whatever. Massaging or needling this very small area will be of most benefit to the patient.
A similar idea to the Sujok pain points emphasis comes with Trigger Point therapy for muscles in massage where we look for small areas in muscles to be worked on rather than just looking at the whole muscle. It’s all just common sense really isn’t it?
The Sujok system is quite advanced and comprehensive, and has various levels of diagnosis and treatment. Many Sujok books exist and overall you can do a lot with Sujok and it's various theories.
Since it is hard and expensive to find in-depth courses on Chinese or Ayurvedic diagnosis the Sujok system offers something perhaps almost as comprehensive in a more easily attainable form.
A key idea in Sujok is the Homo and Hetero systems, Homo which means the original form is contracted like for instance an embryo, and the Hetero form is expanded and elongated.
There are correspondences in the body for both of these types of holographic back up systems. Basically in diagnosis Homo is a chronic disease and Hetero is an acute disease.
For example acute hepatitis is a Hetero disease and the treatment needs to promote the Homo tendency to contract the liver and calm the inflammation. In this example a magnet on the correct toe in the right place will calm the meridian and start to normalise the liver.
Dr. Park Jae Woo
gave these names to concepts which already existed of course but it takes a while to get to grips with his terms for these processes as it does for any new system.
Also in Sujok Moxa (mugwort herb) is used for warming up the meridians before treatment (except in cases where Moxa is contraindicated), as it is also in acupuncture.
Moxa is used to strengthen and treat mainly chronic Homo type disease pictures.
Actually moxibustion is very much part of acupuncture and always has been. This is all designed to increase the effect of the treatment compared to the usual Reflexology treatment, in other words to send a more powerful healing impulse.
The Korean Sujok system developed by Professor Park Tae Woo is perhaps more exact and targeted than usual Reflexology and claims to be more effective. It is often combined with standard body Acupuncture treatment for the same diseases at the same time or the following day for example.
The general idea in Sujok is to increase the effect and send a stronger healing impulse than usual methods of Reflexology, it also attempts a more reasoned and complete analysis of how to treat a problem, aiming to also treat for instance the spinal and brain areas most likely to be associated with the disease, as well as other likely involved organs in any disease picture.
The Sujok system has mapped the Byol or micro meridians on the hands and feet for instance. It has done the same for the ear and overall has many concepts and simple tools which enable ordinary people to treat themselves for many conditions. Magnets, probes, needles, Moxa, massage, rollers and colour therapy are all used on the correspondence systems of the body to treat diseases.
Just as there are 14 Acupuncture meridians in the body, these same meridians have a mini system on the hands of the same 14 meridians.
That is one of the reasons for finger therapy being effective as each finger has meridians running up and down the finger. Sujok books and charts go into great detail showing these micro meridians and areas of holographic correspondence.
Dr Park Tae Woo in Korea also developed other simple therapies to work on the nails of the foot and hand for example, and also simple bodily twist exercises to treat diseases (Twist Therapy).
His system was called Onnuri medicine and he also wrote books on diagnostics which are likely to be very useful to anyone interested in Alternative Health.
In a way his system is often seen as Oriental medicine linked with Western science (he was an eminent scientist also).
Along with his many other innovations Dr Park can be seen as a significant contributor to health and especially self-help medical care.
Sujok spread especially where poverty made access to doctors problematic, and is popular in India, Thailand and Russia and Eastern Europe I notice. You may have to order his books from places like India or Russia though (and cope with the difficulties of the postal system in those countries) as they do not seem readily available on Book Depository or in public libraries at the moment. You can also contact me as I have several copies for sale at present.
One can trace various acupoints on the feet and hands and ears, mainly on the usual meridians although there are some extra stand alone points not on a known meridian.
These acupucture points can also be seen as miniature Chakras or energy vortexes if you prefer the Indian outlook on these things.
But Sujok also uses treatment on the main well known Chakras and their miniature versions on the hands and feet, or Byol Chakras. Chakra treatment is especially used in serious cases.
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Korean Su-Jok (hand and foot).
The most interesting Reflexology and acupressure/acupuncture variation in recent times is probably the Korean Su-Jok (hand and foot in Korean) system or Koryo Hand Therapy system which includes more tools, such as probes and massage rings for fingers and magnets and seeds to stimulate points for longer periods, much as the original Dr. Fitzgerald Zone therapy method used various tools such as clamps and pegs to increase the effect.
Dr Park used mainly small acupuncture needles for Sujok which is why he stressed hand treatment, even though he knew that foot treatment was often more effective. As in normal acupuncture people don’t like needles in their feet!
Also in Sujok Moxa (mugwort herb) is used for warming up the meridians before treatment (except in cases where Moxa is contraindicated), as it is also in acupuncture.
Actually moxibustion is very much part of acupuncture and always has been. This is all designed to increase the effect of the treatment compared to the usual Reflexology treatment, in other words to send a more powerful healing impulse.
The Korean Sujok system developed by Professor Park Tae Woo is more exact and targeted than usual Reflexology and claims to be more effective. It is often combined with standard Acupuncture treatment for the same diseases at the same time or the following day for example.
The general idea in Sujok is to increase the effect and send a stronger healing impulse than usual methods of Reflexology, it also attempts a more reasoned and complete analysis of how to treat a problem, aiming to also treat for instance the spinal and brain areas most likely to be associated with the disease, as well as other likely involved organs in any disease picture.
The Insect (secondary correspondence system) system in Sujok.
Sujok also points out that the whole body is also reflected in each finger or toe and that this secondary “Insect” system can also assist with therapy as well as the better known main reflecting areas of Sujok and of Reflexology which you see on all the reflexology charts. It is called an Insect system because Dr Park saw the three segments of an insect body as the model for the reflecting model on the toes and fingers.
Although the Insect system is seen as secondary to the usual main correspondence system it is helpful especially in serious and difficult cases to augment the standard Primary Correspondence treatment.
Sujok often uses small needles to act on the areas as in acupuncture but you can also use probes and fingers and other tools of course rather than needles.
Sujok also uses various massage tools, massage rings for the fingers and magnets and seeds to augment the therapy.
In particular in Sujok the idea is to find the pain points in the area of treatment, using special simple probes to find them. For example if the liver had a problem then a particular part of the liver reflecting area on hand or foot or ear etc will often have a pain point where the exact liver problem is located, for example a tumor in part of the liver or the entrance to the gall bladder or whatever. Massaging or needling this very small area will be of most benefit to the patient.
A similar idea to the Sujok pain points emphasis comes with Trigger Point therapy for muscles in massage where we look for small areas in muscles to be worked on rather than just looking at the whole muscle. It’s all just common sense really isn’t it?
The Sujok system is quite advanced and comprehensive, and has various levels of diagnosis and treatment. Many Sujok books exist and overall you can do a lot with Sujok and it's various theories.
Since it is hard and expensive to find in-depth courses on Chinese or Ayurvedic diagnosis the Sujok system offers something perhaps almost as comprehensive in a more easily attainable form.
A key idea in Sujok is the Homo and Hetero systems, Homo which means the original form is contracted like for instance an embryo, and the Hetero form is expanded and elongated.
There are correspondences in the body for both of these types of holographic back up systems. Basically in diagnosis Homo is a chronic disease and Hetero is an acute disease.
For example acute hepatitis is a Hetero disease and the treatment needs to promote the Homo tendency to contract the liver and calm the inflammation. In this example a magnet on the correct toe in the right place will calm the meridian and start to normalise the liver.
Dr. Park Jae Woo
gave these names to concepts which already existed of course but it takes a while to get to grips with his terms for these processes as it does for any new system.
Also in Sujok Moxa (mugwort herb) is used for warming up the meridians before treatment (except in cases where Moxa is contraindicated), as it is also in acupuncture.
Moxa is used to strengthen and treat mainly chronic Homo type disease pictures.
Actually moxibustion is very much part of acupuncture and always has been. This is all designed to increase the effect of the treatment compared to the usual Reflexology treatment, in other words to send a more powerful healing impulse.
The Korean Sujok system developed by Professor Park Tae Woo is perhaps more exact and targeted than usual Reflexology and claims to be more effective. It is often combined with standard body Acupuncture treatment for the same diseases at the same time or the following day for example.
The general idea in Sujok is to increase the effect and send a stronger healing impulse than usual methods of Reflexology, it also attempts a more reasoned and complete analysis of how to treat a problem, aiming to also treat for instance the spinal and brain areas most likely to be associated with the disease, as well as other likely involved organs in any disease picture.
The Sujok system has mapped the Byol or micro meridians on the hands and feet for instance. It has done the same for the ear and overall has many concepts and simple tools which enable ordinary people to treat themselves for many conditions. Magnets, probes, needles, Moxa, massage, rollers and colour therapy are all used on the correspondence systems of the body to treat diseases.
Just as there are 14 Acupuncture meridians in the body, these same meridians have a mini system on the hands of the same 14 meridians.
That is one of the reasons for finger therapy being effective as each finger has meridians running up and down the finger. Sujok books and charts go into great detail showing these micro meridians and areas of holographic correspondence.
Dr Park Tae Woo in Korea also developed other simple therapies to work on the nails of the foot and hand for example, and also simple bodily twist exercises to treat diseases (Twist Therapy).
His system was called Onnuri medicine and he also wrote books on diagnostics which are likely to be very useful to anyone interested in Alternative Health.
In a way his system is often seen as Oriental medicine linked with Western science (he was an eminent scientist also).
Along with his many other innovations Dr Park can be seen as a significant contributor to health and especially self-help medical care.
Sujok spread especially where poverty made access to doctors problematic, and is popular in India, Thailand and Russia and Eastern Europe I notice. You may have to order his books from places like India or Russia though (and cope with the difficulties of the postal system in those countries) as they do not seem readily available on Book Depository or in public libraries at the moment. You can also contact me as I have several copies for sale at present.
One can trace various acupoints on the feet and hands and ears, mainly on the usual meridians although there are some extra stand alone points not on a known meridian.
These acupucture points can also be seen as miniature Chakras or energy vortexes if you prefer the Indian outlook on these things.
But Sujok also uses treatment on the main well known Chakras and their miniature versions on the hands and feet, or Byol Chakras. Chakra treatment is especially used in serious cases.
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