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Nature heals from the inside, with the assistance of external remedies.

Thomas Aquinas

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Treatment at the site of the illness or at the reflex zones that correspond to the site of the illness, that is, at those skin areas that are connected to viscera via nerve tracts, is referred to as segmental therapy.

From time immemorial, almost all cultures have discovered and exploited in therapy the connections between viscera and the surface of the body. They used them to exert a healing effect on the deeper-lying organs, for example by applying warmth or cold or even by cupping. In the past, nobody knew why any of this was helpful. It simply was. It was most important to relieve complaints or achieve recovery. We are also very familiar with the influence of the skin on viscera. To reduce or eliminate pain, it is often enough to massage the corresponding skin areas lightly. The first discoveries in this field came from the Chinese. They recognized that it is possible to influence internal organs and pathologic complaints from certain points on the skin (acupuncture) or to surmise disease in certain organs on the basis of localized complaints.