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Zone therapy (Reflex Zone Therapy, Reflex Zone Massage):
Early form of Western reflexology introduced in the United States in 1913 by
William H. Fitzgerald, M.D., a specialist in diseases of the ear, nose, and
throat. Fitzgerald, author of Zone Therapy, or Relieving Pain at Home (1917),
divided human anatomy into ten zones and professed that "bio-electrical" energy
flowed through these zones to "reflex points" in the hands and feet. His
method, which was also called "zonotherapy," included the fastening of wire
springs around toes. Fitzgerald's associate, Edwin F. Bowers, M.D., coined the
name "zone therapy." Today, zone therapy may include the attachment of
clothespins to fingertips and the use of pencils and aluminum combs.
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