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About ReflexZone

ReflexZone is a sourced reference for foot, hand and ear reflexology maps. Reflexology has never been standardised — over a hundred foot charts have been published since the 1930s and they disagree in places. Most sites present one chart as if it were fact. We do the opposite: every area names the tradition that places it there, and where the schools differ we show each placement side by side.

Every reflex area on this site is drawn from a structured dataset rather than traced from another publisher's chart. Each entry records its longitudinal zone, the side of the body it sits on, the tradition it comes from, and — for contested areas — the alternative placements other schools teach. The interactive maps and the printable PDFs are both generated from that same dataset, so the chart you download can never quietly drift away from the reference pages. When two schools disagree, we ring the marker and link out to every documented placement instead of silently choosing one.

The three systems we cover come from different lineages: modern Western foot reflexology traces back to Eunice Ingham's zone therapy, hand reflexology adapts the same longitudinal zones to the palm, and auricular (ear) mapping follows the WHO standard nomenclature alongside Paul Nogier's original French scheme. We keep them separate rather than blending them into one idealised chart.

We are explicit about evidence. Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment, and nothing on this site claims otherwise. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition, and the maps here are historical diagrams — not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. See our evidence page and methodology for how we source and check every placement.

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