Using reflex mechanisms for self-treatment is a very good idea. And it can be used for treatment of nearly all diseases. As any irritation is transmitted in our body in the form of nerve (electrical) impulses, it should be possible to make a universal “electrical” pill, why not? That is what Alexander Karasev was thinking about in 1972…
“The fascinating perfection of the highly sophisticated functional system, such as a human being, assumes a presence of powerful mechanisms of self-correction and natural healing - and I strongly believe that medicine of the future will have a great respect for these mechanisms. This medicine in the most natural and delicate ways will help us restore the harmony of our being, returning people the Art to see, to understand, to realize themselves as intrinsic and precious parts of a much bigger whole.”
Female 67 yrs
April 2009 — Having fallen in the street this lady’s hands and wrists were both badly bruised, painful, swollen, cut and grazed.
On arrival she was unable to make a fist with either hand. Any other mobility with either hand was slightly restricted. She was stiff from having fallen and most likely also, although very stoic, a little shaken up still …
