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Identification of Neuromuscular & Spinal Problems With Iridology
 
Iridology is the use of microscopic frontal analysis of the eye to help determine certain health concerns, genetic tendencies and individual predispositions. Often it is linked to general health and disease situations, but study of the eye can also reveal an enormous amount of reliable information in relation to the neuromuscular system and the spinal column.
 
With iridology we can begin to be specific and are able to assess which spinal vertebrae have been affected by injury, osteoarthritis or muscular tension.
 
Which Part of the Eye can We Assess
With any analysis of the spinal vertebrae and the surrounding innervations of the neuromuscular system we need to examine the pupil - the almost central black portion of the eye - and also the Inner Pupillary Border or IPB. The IPB is the only visible aspect of the Central Nervous System that we have, so a lot of information regarding dynamics of the nervous system and the spine can be identified. Many iridology charts not based on modern research in Iridology place a reflex for the spine in different sections of the "ciliary zone" of the iris near the periphery of the eye. But looking at this in itself has proved to be unreliable and frustrating for iridologists looking for spinal problems.
 
Most people may assume that the pupil is circular, however, this is rarely the case and deviations and flattenings of the pupil point to history of injury, neuromuscular tension or other spinal problems. The spine is placed around the pupil with the cervical vertebrae beginning at the top of the pupil with the coccyx positioned at the bottom of the pupil at 6 o'clock - if we imagine that the eye is a clock face.
 
With the IPB we can assume even more information and accuracy when combined with the shape of the pupil. The IPB may carry different colour, structure and diameters in certain areas and this can lead to various assumptions. With the IPB spinal chart we can readily identify which parts of the spine and neuromuscular system require attention. This information is applicable with whatever you are treating.
 
With a small iris pigment adjacent to a section of the IPB then we can assume that the patient has had or is experiencing extreme pain in the given vertebral location. The neural innervation and the communication could be impaired to the associated organs or tissues in the body - the patient could be facing an energetic disharmony leading to all manner of symptoms. With this application in iridology we can clarify the root cause of a problem.
 
An anchor sign along the IPB can indicate post-surgical adhesions, or the presence of the Button Hole sign attests to the development of arthritis due to elevated uric acid levels.
 
Conditions we can identify
1. Neuromuscular Inflammation
2. Neuromuscular tension
3. Osteopenia or Osteoporosis
4. Arthritis (Osteo, poly & rheumatoid)
5. Spondylosis
6. Ankylosing spondylitis
7. Injury
8. Surgery with adhesions
9. Herniated vertebrae
10. Neuralgia
11. Problems with the coccyx
 
Holistic Approach
Each spinal vertebrae carries an emotional dynamic, as many practitioners have correlated and experienced. To generalise, patients with chronic lumbar problems could be wrestling with ongoing debilitating levels of self-criticism or low self-esteem. Special analysis of many areas are highlighted and covered in further detail in the book Emotional Approaches in Iridology, which was published in 2005.
 
Who can use spinal Iridology?
This aspect of iridology can be applied within and utilised by practitioners of:
1. Aromatherapy
2. Chiropractic
3. Reflexology
4. Osteopathy
5. Spinal manipulation
6. Bowen Technique
7. Cranio-sacral Therapy
8. Shiatsu
9. Many other forms of bodywork
10. Nutrition
11. Homeopathy
12. Herbal Medicine
 
Further Research
Research in these areas is ongoing and mostly connected to clinical experience with practitioners in the UK, Italy & Greece. I also have a joint project with Russian colleagues examining and mapping the 31 spinal nerves in addition to the spinal vertebrae as means of potentially providing greater levels of accuracy and understanding in this branch of Iridology.
 
Training
Training in the analysis of spinal & neuromuscular problems via Iridology and general professional training is available through John Andrews.
 
© John is in private practice in East Yorkshire where Iridology forms the basis to a thriving clinic.
 
Email: johnandrewsiridology@hotmail.com for a CD or visit.
www.johnandrewsiridology.net for further information
 
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