Orthopedic Reflexology:
Foot Ligaments Relevant to the Reflexologist
Webinar
by Reflexologist Spiros Dimitrakoulas, Greece
The ligaments can be of interest to Reflexologists for a variety of reasons. During this 75-minute presentation, Spiros will present the most common and important ligaments he has found in his years of practice with elite athletes.
What you will learn:
What you will learn:
- The Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of ligaments and the relevant Reflexology correlation to these ligaments.
- Possible Reflexology correlations and other correlations with other schools of thought like Chinese medicine or myofascial meridians.
- Hippocrates’ humoral theory as it relates to ligaments and the elderly.
- Apoxesis techniques (a gentle scraping method aimed to move out stagnation) for these ligaments and their surrounding surfaces.
- Some ligaments are receptor-rich sensory containing fast conducting mechanoreceptors which have the possibility to close the gate of pain but can be used in cases of chronic pain.
- Ligaments can be of importance for various foot pathologies like common sprains, plantar fasciitis, Morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome, bunions, hammer toes, Lisfranc injury and others.
BIO
Spiros Dimitrakoulas is a Greek Reflexologist whose Reflexology journey began in 1992 at the early age of 21. By chance, he started learning and working next to a successful general physician Dr. Haralampos Hagikokolis who holds a private practice in Athens and was one of the pioneers of Reflexology in Greece.
Years later he completed the formal two-year Reflexology training in Greece. Since 2005 he holds his own practice in Athens and, since 2011, another office in the agricultural city of Argos where he mostly sees farmers.
Since 2009 he has been teaching the two-year qualification Reflexology course at Natural Health Science in Athens. Inspired by the teachings of Hippocrates, Galen and other Greek physicians of Greece’s classical era, Spiros has developed Orthopedic Reflexology and has been teaching this method since 2010.
He has been the major contributor of integrating Reflexology (for palliative patients) into the Pain Management and Palliative Care clinic of the university hospital Aretaieio where he worked voluntarily for 16 months, and the Oncology clinic “Marianna V. Vardinogianni” of the Children’s Hospital “Aghia Sophia” (offering to caregivers) in Athens.
Spiros Dimitrakoulas is a Greek Reflexologist whose Reflexology journey began in 1992 at the early age of 21. By chance, he started learning and working next to a successful general physician Dr. Haralampos Hagikokolis who holds a private practice in Athens and was one of the pioneers of Reflexology in Greece.
Years later he completed the formal two-year Reflexology training in Greece. Since 2005 he holds his own practice in Athens and, since 2011, another office in the agricultural city of Argos where he mostly sees farmers.
Since 2009 he has been teaching the two-year qualification Reflexology course at Natural Health Science in Athens. Inspired by the teachings of Hippocrates, Galen and other Greek physicians of Greece’s classical era, Spiros has developed Orthopedic Reflexology and has been teaching this method since 2010.
He has been the major contributor of integrating Reflexology (for palliative patients) into the Pain Management and Palliative Care clinic of the university hospital Aretaieio where he worked voluntarily for 16 months, and the Oncology clinic “Marianna V. Vardinogianni” of the Children’s Hospital “Aghia Sophia” (offering to caregivers) in Athens.
