Foot reflexology · zone 1
Location: On the palmar pad of the left thumb, over the whole fleshy tip. Every hand chart in circulation works the thumb pad as the head and brain area; in the Ingham lineage each thumb is taken to stand for the same side of the head.
Longitudinal zone(s): 1 of 5
Side: left hand
Tradition: Shared across schools
Chinese reflexology
On the palmar pad of the left thumb, over the whole fleshy tip. Every hand chart in circulation works the thumb pad as the head and brain area; in the Ingham lineage each thumb is taken to stand for the same side of the head.
Denetim notu: Yukaridaki gerekce. El kayitlari (HAND-R-01/L-01) ayni cumleyi tasiyor ve el kayitlarinda goz/kulak capraz eslemesi zaten 'disputed' olarak isaretlenmis (HAND-R-05/06) - yani tutarsizlik elde de aynen var.
Traditionally the opening move of a hand sequence and part of most general relaxation routines.
Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment. Systematic reviews have not shown it to be effective for any medical condition. These maps document what practitioners traditionally use — they are not claims about how the body works.
On the palmar pad of the left thumb, over the whole fleshy tip. Every hand chart in circulation works the thumb pad as the head and brain area; in the Ingham lineage each thumb is taken to stand for the same side of the head.
Shared across schools. Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.
No. Reflexology maps are traditional diagrams, not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
