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This whole body treatment was first introduced in the West by Dr. William Fitzgerald in 1913. At this time, Dr. Fitzgerald was a medical professional working as an ear, nose, and throat specialist and surgeon. However, when working with patients’ feet, the doctor noted that when he applied pressure to specific parts, it sometimes affected another portion of the body in a positive way. Working from this new-found theory, Dr. Fitzgerald created his first reflexology chart. He divided the body into ten vertical zones. The zones traced reflexes on the hands and feet, and noted that when pressure was applied to these “zones” other areas and organs of the body responded.