Vacuflex Reflexology boot treatment
A proprietary system of reflexology developed in the 1970s by a Danish reflexologist, lnge Dougans, based on her belief that the effects of reflexology are achieved by stimulating energy zones defined by the meridians of oriental medicine.
The Vacuflex Reflexology System stimulates all 72000 reflexology areas simultaneously through the use of a special boot, in which a vacuum is created; after five minutes of suction, the foot is then examined to identify areas of discolouration, which are believed to correspond to areas of illness.
Reflexology boot treatment
This stage involves the application of specifically designed felt boots to affect the reflexology part of the treatment for approximately 5 minutes.
The patient feels a pleasurable, yet firm pressure over the feet, ankles and calves as the vacuum pump removes the air from the plastic bags, creating a vacuum and causing the felt boots to constrict and apply a gradual, carefully controlled pressure on all 72000 reflex points simultaneously.
During the treatment with the boots, the patient may feel a “strong” pressure in some of the reflexes and a “prickly” sensation in others. This is normal.
The negative vacuum pressure from the boots will leave a “map of colours” on the reflexes of feet for approximately 15-30 seconds. These colours are a measure of the body’s thermal energy and show body heat, or a lack thereof, in the various organs at the time of the treatment. Using “Reflexology terminology”, these colours highlight areas of reflex and meridian congestion. The colours that can appear are red, blue, yellow and/or white.
The colour red indicates high acid deposits. A blue colour appears when the body is in acute pain or if there is “stress” in the organs. A yellow colour appears on the reflexes where mucous has accumulated in the corresponding organs of the body and a white colour appears where there is either a chronic or long-term condition, or a candida (yeast) infection