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I P Bahl

President
Kusam Aggarwal
By Kusam Aggarwal
Dear Colleagues and Fellow OFFICE BEARERS GOVERNING BODY
Gen. Secretary Members, FOUNDER AND PATRON Dr. Krishna Dalal
Kuldeep Mongaa
Here is another issue of sole searching I.P. Bahl Dr. Usha Vishwanath
in your hands. We are making every
Vice President Trilok Singh
effort to bring it out regularly for you.
Sheila Bhargava
Lot of work has also been done on PRESIDENT R.B. Verma

Jt. Secretary Association‘s website Kusam Aggarwal Veena Nanda

Manjula Hanagodu www.reflexology.co.in. In case you Madhu Seth
have not visited yet, please do see it.
We will really appreciate your opin- VICE PRESIDENT
Treasurer
P. Madhuri ions and suggestions to improve it Sheila Bhargava EDITORIAL TEAM
further. Kusam Aggarwal
Here I will like to thank our general GENERAL SECRETARY Sheila Bhargava
secretary Kuldeep Mongaa for his
INSIDE effort, time and dedication in all this Kuldeep Mongaa Kuldeep Monga
THIS ISSUE: work.
On 26th March, our patron and foun- JOINT SECRETARY
The Ne- 2 der Sh. I.P. Bahl has turned 88 this
glected Part Manjula Hanagodu
year. We all wish him happy and
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Kuldeep As you know the elections were held TREASURER
in January this year and here is the list P. Madhuri
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Mrs. S., age 52, Bangkok ori-
gin now living in Delhi was
suffering from stabbing pain in
the shoulder region.
Both active & passive move-
ments were limited means the
shoulder was totally frozen
called ‘shoulder of fifties‘. It‘s
a retrograde and inflamma-
tory disease of the shoulder
joint capsule and the soft
tissues around it.
FROZEN SHOULDER
She previously tried every
treatment available for her
problem in India and abroad
but nothing worked.
The Neglected Part Of The Body: THE FEET
“the nerve
Who goes for a foot check-
endings of all
up? Next to nobody and that
major organs are is a problem because the foot
is just as important as any
at the sole of your other part of the body. For
starters, you need your feet
feet, so if you to get around! Plus, the nerve
have not been endings of all major organs
are at the sole of your feet
caring for them, (that‘s why foot reflexology
work), so if you have not
it’s time to start been caring for them, it's time
to start paying attention now.
paying attention
Here are common injuries
now” caused by improper support
and what you can do to pre-
vent them.
Heel pain
The most common
cause for heel pain
is plantar fasciitis an
inflammation of the
Heel connecting tissue
Pain between the fore-
foot and heel bone,
and often associ-
ated with strenuous
exercise (especially
repetitive jumping
and running), obesity, standing
I treated her for12weeks—
twice a week and there after
once a week for another
4weeks, in which her pain was
totally eliminated and the
movement was restored fully
to the normal.
She was able to comb her hair
herself without any help.
The treatment generally con-
sist doing full feet specially the
cervical (45) & upper thoracic
area (46) along with shoulder
(20) and neck region (16).
Apart from these I also gave
emphasis to Intestine (38, 40-
WENDY E PIANG OWI (Web News)
for prolonged periods or
wearing ill-fitting shoes, If you
don't get proper treatment
for plantar fasciitis it can
cause heel spurs, a calcium
formation at the bottom of
the heel bone where the plan-
tar fascia connects. This actu-
ally happens very often.
Achilles tendonitis
This inflammation of the
Achilles tendon is most com-
mon in poorly conditioned
athletes. Achilles tendonitis
can be caused by a single
incident or may result from a
series of stresses that pro-
duce small tears over time.
This condition can also de-
velop in people who exercise
infrequently or who have just
started to exercise because
inactive muscle and tendons
have a little flexibility. It's
important for people who are
just starting to exercise to
stretch properly start slowly
and increase gradually.
Patients who have arthritis in
FROZEN SHOULDER
44), Lungs (26), and Gall Blad-
der (32) points.
During the treatment period
the lady was encouraged not
to be afraid of pain, but to do
active functional exercise on
the shoulder joint, under the
supervision of a qualified
physiotherapist, perform ac-
tivities of abduction, external
rotation, extension and raising
of the shoulder joint.
It is almost 5 years since I
treated the lady, still in my
contact, has no relapse till
date.
the heel have a higher risk of
developing Achilles tendonitis.
Women who wear high heels
and switch to sneaker for
exercise also can develop
Achilles tendonitis.
Mortons neuroma
Women who wear high heels
must be aware of this condi-
tion. It's an enlarge nerve,
commonly in the third inter-
space ( between the third and
fourth metatarsals), and it
leads to severe pain. This is
common amongst women
who wear high- heeled shoes
as these shoes increase the
pressure on the forefoot and
narrow toe boxes compress
the forefoot.
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ASTHMA & REFLEXOLOGY
Asthma is a Greek word meaning
‗Short drawn breathe‘. It is a prob-
lem of respiratory system in which
breathing (especially breathing
out) becomes difficult. Mostly the
patients are otherwise healthy, but
they got an attack of asthma unex-
pectedly. The attack may last a
few minutes or a few weeks and
may be mild or severe. The attack
may vary from patient to patient.
When attack is very severe and
the patient is drastically fighting
for breath, it is a frightening pic-
ture, but usually not life threaten-
ing.
Asthma is also a common chronic
condition of childhood.
It is generally believed that asthma
is apparently not curable, but my
experience is different. There may
be some bad cases which are not
curable, but all are not. I quote
two cases:
1. A.K.-35, owner of a fac-
tory suffered from asthma
for ten years. The day he
was given appointment to
see me, he got an attack.
Against the advice of his
family members, he kept
the appointment, saying
that he would like the
reflexologist to see the
attack. After the treatment
session he remarked
―Reflexology has given me
Respiratory System
The lungs are two spongy bags,
pinkish in color, protected by ribs
inside which they fit tightly. They
are joined to the wind pipe that
brings in inhaled air. The wind pipe
divides into two branches, one
leads to right lung while the other
to the left lung. Either branch of
wind pipe divides itself again and
again into fine tubes (bronchioles)
with air sacs at their ends.
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more relief than the in-
haler.‖ The treatment
continued for four months
on twice a week sessions
to get the relief. Since then
for eight years he had no
problem of asthma. He is
enjoying good health.
2. TS-16, a case of childhood
asthma, she suffered for
eight years before she
came to me for treatment.
It took her three months
of twice a week session to
get the cure. After she was
cured I had lunch with her.
Then after seven years I
got an invitation card for
marriage. There she intro-
duced me to her husband
with the remarks ― Bahl
uncle cured me through
reflexology my eight years
old distressing asthma.
Since then I am enjoying
good health.‖
Since asthma is a respiratory prob-
lem, it will be appropriate to dis-
cuss respiratory system in brief.
The respiratory system is associ-
ated with (See Box Below):
 Nose & Mouth— en-
trance & exit of gases.
 Para nasal sinuses (four
pairs)
 Throat— area at the
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back of mouth.
 Trachea— from front of the throat it extends to
the bronchi.
 Lungs— most of the chest cavity is filled with two
lobes called lungs.
 Diaphragm— the process of inhaling and exhaling
is managed by this domed shaped muscle.
 Alveoli— all bronchioles terminate into millions of
air sacs, life sustaining oxygen is entered and the
body gets rid of carbon-di-oxide.
 Pleura— a layer of moist membrane called the
pleura, covers the lungs and another layer covers the
inside of the chest cavity. These lubricating surfaces
allow the lungs to inflate and deflate smoothly.
CAUSES OF ASTHMA
In reflexology treatment if we know the causes of the sick-
ness and can eliminate them, the treatment becomes more
successful. The causes of asthma are:
1. Allergy: it‘s over reaction by the lining of bronchi-
oles to substance called allergens. The range of aller-
gens is very wide. Mostly allergens are some com-
mon place things, normally harmless for non-
asthmatics but having the effect of poison on asth-
matics. Allergens are like dust, smoke, plant pollen,
carpet mites, different items of food, drugs, per-
fumes, weather changes (hot, cold, moist, dry).
When a patient comes in contact with an allergen,
hyper sensitive muscles in bronchioles go into in-
tense spasm and the air passages tend to close down
causing strangulation. Reflexology is effective to cure
allergies.
2. Respiratory infections: may cause inflammation of
bronchioles, narrowing their openings and restricting
free flow of gases in the bronchioles. Reflexology
should be applied in conjunction with conventional
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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treatment. whole body (as per the foot Ovary/Testis (55)
3. Stress & Emotional chart attached on opposite Pancreas (10) - control sugar
Imbalance : Cause page) through the reflexes in levels and produce digestive
asthma or aggravate it. the feet and keep a note of enzymes.
If stress is on account the condition of each point.
Very often we get unhealthy Nervous System— for any
of injury, surgeon‘s part of body to remain in good
help should be taken. signals from organs/glands not
directly linked with asthma. order, uninterrupted nerve
If mental, do plenty of supply is essential.
relaxing techniques. We keep a note of all of them
Reflexology treatment and work on them in repeat Brain (11)
is itself relaxing. In treatments. We want to keep Sp. Cord Cervical (45)
addition positive atti- the body fit as a whole and
not in parts. Of course di- Thoracic (46)
tude pays.
rectly linked parts will be Lumbar (47)
4. Heredity: Asthma given more attention. The
tends to run in some Sacral/Coccyx (48)
directly linked reflexes with
families. It is beyond asthma are shown below. The Kidneys (33) - master chemist
DID YOU KNOW? the scope of reflexol- reason for their inclusion is of the body. Retains all chemi-
ogy. If asthma is in the given against each and the cals required by the body and
The lungs contain
family , you have to be foot chart reference has been throws out unwanted wastes
around 300 million extra careful about given in bracket against each through the urine.
respiratory problems. to facilitate locating the re- Ileocecal valve (39) - area
air sacs (alveoli).
Even for ordinary flexes around the ileocecal valve
The alveoli create a cough and cold, medi- controls the elimination of
cal care should be Components of Respira-
huge surface area, tory System— Healthy mucus. If this control is out of
sought for so that a gear, mucus can be absorbed
small problem does respiratory system will help in
estimated to be into the blood stream and can
not develop into avoiding strangulation of air
1,000 sq.ft., where passages in lungs cause mucus related problems.
asthma. It is therefore important to
the blood exchange SYMPTOMS OF Nose & Mouth (12+13) work this reflex for problem
its carbon dioxide ASTHMA Para nasal Sinuses (11) like sinusitis, hay fever, colds,
asthma, bronchitis.
 Coughing, wheezing Throat (14)
for a fresh supply of
and breathing diffi- Trachea (25) Asthma is usually a chronic
oxygen. culty. disease. Chronic cases take
Bronchioles, pleura, alveoli long time for the cure. Mean-
 Fast pulse rate. (26) time the patient should be
 In children, per- Diaphragm (1) protected from attacks. Lot of
sistent coughing at Endocrine Glands care is required. You have to
night may be the only follow a number of things and
Pituitary (3) - master gland you have to avoid a number of
symptom.
controls the working of other things. Some practical guide-
 Drawing in of endocrine glands. lines are given below which
ribs on breathing in, is
Thyroid (6+7) - regulates should be followed along with
more obvious in ba-
basal metabolism reflexology treatment.
bies.
Adrenals (9) - the hormones Dietary Considerations
REFLEXOLOGY produce by these opens air
TREATMENT Foods can heal and foods can
3D model of Alveoli passages in lungs. harm.
Advantage of reflexology Thymus (8) - reduce inflam-
treatment is that it is a holis- Fruits and vegetables are help-
mation and allergy effects. ful. They act like medicine. Eat
tic treatment. On the very Working is very helpful for
first session we evaluate the plenty of them (6 to 8 servings
children. per day). Chicken soup bowl
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ASTHMA & REFLEXOLOGY CONTINUES...
and other fluids to protect from
bronchial mucus.
Foods high in omega-3 as mack-
erel, salmon, herrings and sardines
to counter inflammation are good.
Avoid all such foods and additives
as seem to trigger attack
(according to your susceptibility).
Avoid over-loading of stomach
particularly hard to digest food
like fried and fatty stuff.
Sleep
Asthma patient should have regu-
lar hours of sleep and he should
have sleep as much as he needs.
WHAT MEDICAL REPORTS GUIDE US?
We are starting a series on the
reports which patient usually
brings to us? This will help reflex-
ologists to understand the report
in a better way.
First in the series will Blood Se-
rum studies. First line will show
the test with normal range in
brackets, then the function and
then the interpretation by increase
or decrease functioning:
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Mental and physical stress is not
good.
Exercise
Regular exercise in fresh air is
good, but only as much as he can
cope with without physical strain.
Furniture
Heavily cushioned furniture, heavy
curtains and carpets can harbor
mites. Therefore such things
should not be there in the room
of the asthmatic. Even doom pil-
lows may not suit.
Furry pets are not recommended.
SODIUM (136-145mmol/L)
Function : Regulates body‘s wa-
ter balance, maintains acid-base
balance and electrical nerve poten-
tials.
Increased (hypernatraemia):
excessive fluid loss or salt intake,
water deprivation, diabetes in-
sipidus, excess aldosterone secre-
tion, diarrhea.
Decreased (hypoatraemia): kid-
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Asthmatic Child : If you have an asthmatic child, do not be
over protective. Over protectiveness creates fear in the
mind of the child. Fear is not good. What he needs is lot of
parental love.
There are some medicines
prescribed by physician like
inhaler etc to help in emer-
gency. Always should be car-
ried by the patient. The pa-
tient gets confidence when
such medicines are with the
patient.
Some patient cannot tolerate
cigarette smoke. There can be some other limitations.
Those limitations should not be hidden, declare them openly
so that they can be attended to.
You can check
the number
mentioned in
this chart with
the main story
about
“ASTHMA” by
I.P. Bahl
ney disease, excessive water intake, adrenal insufficiency,
diarrhea, profuse sweating, diuretics, congestive heart fail-
ure, inappropriate secretion of ADH.
UREA (2.5-6.5 mmol/L)
Function: waste product of metabolism.
Increased : renal failure, decreased renal perfusion because
of heart attack, shock.
Decreased : high carbohydrate/low protein diets, late preg-
nancy, drug toxicity, severe liver damage.
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The Neglected Part...Continues
Bunions
One of the most common
foot problems, they often run
in families, suggesting that the
inherited shape of the foot
may predispose people to
bunions. Flat feet are unstable
and often cause bunions. Body
weight is repeatedly trans-
ferred to the hallux while
walking, and in flat feet,
this transfer of weight allows
Knee Pain certain muscles to become
stronger than others. This
overpowering of muscles
Case Study By Nirmala Bhatti
I was called to see a patient,
“If sincere effort is during his visit to the Tau
temple. He had been re-
applied, any ported to have suffered a
paralytic stroke about 15
ailment will show years back.
a sign of The patient had been unstable
occasionally while moving,
improvement and
since both legs and hands
were affected. All other sys-
can be cured.”
tems of the body were nor-
mal except the limbs. The
patient was taken for medical
support to various doctors,
but none of them could able
to give the correct clinical
diagnosis of the
problem. There
was no previous
medical history
of the family
regarding the
Spinal Cord
ailment. Physio-
Injury can
therapy is the
result in
main treatment
Paralysis recommended
by some doctors
around April,
08.
In the absence
of the medical
history, my approach to diag-
causes the toe to bend and
deform. Bunions may be
caused by tight, pointy-toed
or high-heeled shoes and
shoes that are too small.
Women get bunions much
more often than men because
they wear high-heel shoes.
Improper shoes intensify the
under-
lying
cause
of
unsta-
ble flat
feet.
nosis of the problem was
confined to visual inspection
only. Though it was challeng-
ing task, nevertheless I ac-
cepted the challenge.
It was unbelievable to see the
improvement in him as the
treatment progresses. He had
started feeling tightness in calf
muscles and could feel blood
circulation all over his body,
which was not before.
Before starting reflexology,
this boy had problem in urina-
tion also. He sweats a lot and
was also having gastric prob-
lem .His body had started
responding to the therapy and
got rid of these problems
over within three sitting.
Improvement could be seen
on his face also which started
looking like normal and ma-
ture like a grown up man. By
the ninth sitting he was able
to balance his body in chair
and not fall forward. Such
improvement gives me a con-
fidence to continue this treat-
ment to this boy who contin-
ues to do things on his own
Knee and back pain
Knee pain can have many
causes most patients usually
have it due to osteoarthritis,
which is often caused by wear
and tear especially when the
posture of the feet is not
correct and the pressure
distribution in the knee not
equal. Back pain, especially
lower back pain, is very com-
mon due to a leg length differ-
ence which cause the pelvis to
be unlevel.
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PARALYTIC STROKE
and is now full of positive
thinking.
In the 10th sitting, just to see
strength I asked him to lift my
hand, which he did quietly and
is a good sign of improve-
ment. His legs are getting
power. His positive attitude
and acupressure foot reflexol-
ogy helped him improving day
by day.
By the end of 16th sitting, his
mother told that he does not
take much time to change his
cloths himself. He now exer-
cise his legs with the help of
his mother and is improving
further. He even tries to
write affirmations though
small sentences on his own.
These days while giving him
treatment, when he feels pain
in his legs he tries to stop me
by moving his other leg. The
treatment is still on. This case
boosts my confidence and
belief that if sincere effort is
applied to any kind of ailment,
it shows improvement and
can be cured.
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The Neglected Part...Continues
Other common problems:
* Corns and calluses are
caused by pressure on the skin.
They usually occur on the big and
fifth toes. Well-fitting shoes that
do not press against the skin or
the bones of the foot will help
alleviate this condition.
* Sweaty feet and foot
odour are common problems.
They can be triggered by stress,
strain, fatigue, emotional distress,
synthetic materials, changing hor-
mones or weather, and so on.
Case Study By Manjula Hanagodu
Mrs. T, aged 54, came with pain in
her knees and shoulders (unable
to even lift).
On examining her foot I found her
digestive system in a poor state,
which she confirmed while diag-
nosing the feet. She does not like
to eat and was never felt hungry,
her mouth inside was also very
dry, foul smelling and bad breathe.
I started giving treatment and just
Did You Know?
 The average red blood cell
lives for 120 days.
 Nerve impulses travel at
over 400km/hr.
 A sneeze generates a wind
of 166km/hr and a cough
moves out at 100km/hr.
 The adrenal gland is also
responsible for humming
in humans.
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Wear footwear and socks made inwards and may cause pain when walking. They should be
from natural materials. treated by a medical professional.
* Dry cracked heels are * Hammertoe is a type of toe deformity that causes
caused by hot, dry weather, inac- permanent sideways bend to the middle toe joint. Choice of
tive sweat glands and constant footwear has to accommodate the toe so as not to aggra-
walking without proper footwear. vate the con-
They can lead to painful skin dition further.
cracks and bleeding. Use a mois- Adding shoes
turizing cream, exfoliate with a inserts or
pumice stone and protect feet pads may also
with proper shoes. help.
* Plantar warts are caused
by a viral infection at the sole of
the foot. The resulting wart grow
“Digestive
system can be
KNEE & SHOULDER PAIN one of the
after the 2nd session she started pain was nearly cause of knee
feeling hungry and desire to eat gone and she
increases as the treatment goes was able to pains”
on. Her digestive system was acti- walk comforta-
vated fully. bly.
After the 8th session, she was able She thanked me
to lift her right hand normally at the end and
which otherwise she could do was amazed by
only with the help of her left hand. the results of
Four more sessions reduced her FR just by
knee pain and by the tenth session pressing the trigger points in the
feet.
 Of the 206 bones in the sperm.
average human adult‘s  The human body has
body, 106 are in the hands
about 100 trillion cells –
and feet. (54 in the hands that's as 20,000 times
and 52 in the feet) more than the number of
 The largest cell in the people in the world.
human body is the female  People are more likely to
egg. die if they have a heart
 The smallest cell in the attack in winter than in IMPOSSIBLE
summer.
human body is the male TRIANGLE
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Right Step Towards Right Direction
Case Study By Surbhi Agarwal
I learnt foot reflexology in
1996 to treat myself, family
and friends. Today, for myself,
I perform reflexology on the
onset of any ailment such as
common cold, lower back
ache, indigestion, etc. Also to
mention, I have seen some
miraculous results while
treating one of my friend in
Austin,TX suffering from
chronic frozen shoulder prob-
lem.
Here, I want to share one of
my very recent experiences
Stye in eye follicle
with Foot Reflexology. 4th
February 2009 ,India, I under-
went a retinal hole surgery in
my left eye. I was assured by
the doctors that the surgery
was a success and I could
peacefully return to Califor-
nia. Upon return, I regained
work (which involves 10-12
hours in front of computer)
but continued to take neces-
sary precautions and contin-
ued the medicinal eye drops.
On 16th March 2009, I dis-
covered in the evening that
my left eye had developed a
growth on the eye lid (sort of
a stye). It was extremely
painful and uncomfortable.
Getting a doctor‘s appoint-
ment would not have been
possible until next day. I was
sure that I would visit my eye
doctor as soon as his office
opens the next morning. I
washed my eyes with cold tap
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STYE IN EYE
water. But within 30 mins I realized that this has developed
into some eye infection since both my eyes had become swol-
len, red and started watering and also, blinking my left eye was
very painful. I didn‘t want to waste any more time. I quickly
started working on my left foot reflex areas of eyes, adrenal,
thyroid & pituitary gland. As expected the reflex points were
tender. I continued to work on same reflexes on my right foot
as well.
I was worried because any infection could mean a severe
complication to the eye surgery that happened a month ago.
After 45 minutes of treatment on both my feet (more time
spent on left), I felt that blinking was getting normal. I instantly,
went to the bathroom to see how my eyes were doing. To my
amazement, the redness was reduced and the growth (stye) in
the left eye had totally vanished. I couldn‘t believe myself and
was extremely happy to get the situation under control.
My visit to the eye doctor next morning confirmed that a se-
vere eye infection that could have caused more complications
was under control. He only gave me ‗tear drops‘ to keep the
eyes lubricated and asked me more about ‗foot reflexology‘.
The doctor was impressed with the instant result that I re-
ceived with the reflexology treatment. I continued my treat-
ment for next 5 days till the infection was completely gone.
I am thankful to be empowered with such a remarkable ther-
apy !