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Zone Healing
Dr.
Thurman Fleet (1895 – 1983) was a great healer
who lived in
San Antonio,
TX.
His healing practice was so busy that the city had to re-route traffic in
order to accommodate the people going to his office. His practice grew so
fast that he had to move 3 times in order to conform
with fire codes. Furthermore, the family members of
most of the prominent medical doctors in
Texas
at the time were Dr. Fleet’s patients. People came to Dr. Fleet from all
over to be helped to heal from practically any
dis-ease. The healing results
that Dr. Fleet’s patients achieved were unequalled.
Dr. Fleet founded the
Concept-Therapy Zone Healing Technique in 1931. Dr. Fleet taught the
following: "There are ONLY SIX kinds of disturbances that
can affect the human body. These are GLANDULAR, ELIMINATIVE,
NERVOUS, DIGESTIVE, MUSCULAR, and CIRCULATORY. All diseased conditions,
aches and pains, and other discomforts experienced by the body can be
attributed to one or more of the above disturbances to the body’s 6
systems or Zones."
Diagnosis
has always been very inaccurate. In fact, C. Everett Koop, the former
Surgeon General of the
US,
said that approximately 70% of all medical diagnosis done in this country
are in error. According to Dr. Fleet, The Zone
Technique offers a process that eliminates the inaccuracy of diagnosis by
enabling the patient to know exactly what is happening in their
body.
The human brain is
composed of many centers. These centers are formed in the embryonic stage
of life and are developed from the dorso-medial
ectoderm of the embryo. There is a center which controls the glands of the
body, a center which is associated with the organs of elimination, a
center which regulates the central nervous system, and which is
differentiated as an ectodermal neural plate
in the dorso-medial region of the ectoderm.
The digestive organs are regulated by a brain center. In the motor cortex
of the brain we find a center which controls all of the muscles of the
body, and in the caudate nuclei (both), we find the center which regulates
the flow of fluids (circulation) through the body.
As the body may be
properly classified as an ELECTRICAL MACHINE, these 6 brain centers
represent the POSITIVE POLE of the body, and specific related
points in the spinal cord represent the NEGATIVE POLE of the body. When
there is a disturbance in any of the bodily areas, one or more of these
centers are “shorted out”, so to speak. There has been a disruption of
normal function of the entire center due to the effect of emotional,
physical, or chemical stress.
The Zone doctor examines
the patient to determine which of the brain centers are not in harmony
with the systems they control. This is done by the Zone doctor feeling
specific points on the patient’s head. These points are related to the
six brain centers by nerve connections. When a brain center is not sending
the proper signals to its system, all bodily material associated with that
system suffers. In order to correct this, the zone doctor stimulates
specific points in the spinal cord. There are six sets of four points in
the spinal cord (negative pole) that are related to the six brain centers
(positive pole). Stimulation of the proper points by the Zone doctor
sends healing energy up the spinal cord to the brain centers that need
balancing. The balanced brain centers then send out the proper signals to
the body’s systems and the body is better able to heal itself.
Dr. Fitzgerald fully agrees
with Dr. Fleet that the Power that made the
body is the ONLY Power that heals the body. The body is better able to
heal itself when its systems are balanced.
There are many components
of health. Having the energy balanced in the 6 systems of the body is one
of these components. Other aspects of achieving and maintaining health
include: proper eating, proper exercise, proper recuperation (physical and
mental), and right thinking/acting. Dr. Fitzgerald addresses all of these
with his patients.
The 6
Zones or Systems of the body:
Glandular System /
Zone 1
Glands of the head
Pineal
Pituitary
Memory
Energy
Skin
Hair
Glands of the stomach
Thyroid gland
Mammary Glands
Adrenals
Glands of digestion
Pancreas
Liver
Appetite
Sleep
Elimination
Glands of the kidney region
Glands of the pelvis
Uterus and Ovaries or Prostate and Gonads
Kidneys
Relaxation
Outlook on life
Temper
Concentration
Immune System
Hormonal System
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ZONE ONE -
GLANDULAR ZONE Science
All glands of the body — namely,
the accessory glands of the mouth (lingual, molar, parotid,
salivary, and serous glands of the tongue)
arytenoid, Bowman’s, Brunner’s, buccal,
cardiac, carotid, ceruminous,
ciliary, coccygeal,
ductless glands (spleen, suprarenal, thymus, and thyroid) gastric,
gastro-epiploic, genital (areolar,
Bartholin’s, bulbo-urethral,
urethra, Cowper’s, labial, mammary, gland of
Littre’, preputial, prostate,
uterine, vestibular) Blandin (Nuhn),
intestinal, lacrymal, larynx,
lenticular of stomach, lymph, liver,
gland of Luschka,
Meibomian, oxyntic. pancreas,
parathyroid, Peyer’s, pineal, pituitary,
pyloric, sebaceous, sub maxilary,
sudoriferous (sweat glands), trachoma,
and intestinal mucous membrane are all organized, regulated, and
controlled by INNATE INTELLIGENCE from the GLANDULAR CENTER of the
brain, located in the CEREBELLUM.
When any of the glands of the body
have been disturbed by trauma, shock, disease concepts, emotions,
toxins, foreign matter, strain, etc., there will be a reflex nervous
action along the nerves which constitute the GLANDULAR zone; and, if
this disturbance is of sufficient intensity, one or more
subluxations of vertebrae will result.
This subluxation will prohibit normal
nerve energy from the positive to the negative pole, resulting in
decreased activity in some of the glands and increased activity in
others.
The
spinal cord levels involved with Zone 1 are as follows:
ATLAS
FIRST THORACIC
FIRST LUMBAR
FIRST SEGMENT OF THE SACRUM
The immediate effect of the
application of the adjustive thrust is
its stimulative action on the nerve
centers. The entire body is composed of electrons and each cell is
virtually a battery composed of electrons in definite relationship
with each other. When the cell is deprived of its normal nerve
supply, there develops a lack of cohesion of the elements composing
it. As a result of the concussion of forces incident to the
application of the thrust, there is a condensation of the electrons
composing the cell, in consequence of which it functions more
actively. In other words, the cell generates impulses as a result of
the stimulus it has received iii the form of the thrust. This
stimulation, coupled with the restored nerve supply resulting from
the specific adjustment, travels upward along the route of the
nerves to the brain center, thereby bringing about normalcy to the
entire zone.
The immediate
effects obtained by a scientific adjustment and the application of
the thrust on associated centers can be ascribed to stimulation of
the associated nerve centers. Those nerves convey stimuli from the
periphery to the
CENTRAL
BRAIN
CENTER
and from the
CENTRAL
BRAIN
CENTER
to the periphery. Unless these pathways are free, neither the
afferent nor the efferent impulses will reach their destination. If
the
BRAIN
CENTER,
which is in control of the GLANDULAR SYSTEM and which is governed by
INNATE INTELLI GENCE, is left unacquainted with the needs of the
periphery, the necessary impulses will not be generated, because it
is a fact that all outgoing nerve force is generated in response to
a stimulus from the periphery. Were this not true, there would be no
need for nerve endings in the periphery. All that would be required
would be outgoing nerves designed to convey impulses to the various
parts of the body whose need for such impulses would be appreciated
by a central governing intelligence.
The fact, however,
that there are peripheral nerve endings, and that their stimulation
excites the generation of impulses, shows that these outgoing
impulses are in a large measure generated only when the need for
such impulses on the part of any structure in the organism is
communicated to the
CENTRAL
BRAIN
CENTER.
Inasmuch as the functional activity of each part is dominated by the
impulses which it received from the
BRAIN
CENTER,
and since these impulses are generated only when the
BRAIN
CENTER
is made acquainted with this need, it follows that the pathways over
which the incoming and outgoing impulses travel must be made free.
Hence, adjustment of the subluxated
vertebrae (by removing impingement from the pathway) and
stimulative thrusts over the associated
areas, must be considered as the most effective, natural, and
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Eliminative System /
Zone 2
Sinuses
Mucus elimination
Nasal passage
Throat
Nose
Bronchial tubes
Lungs
Kidneys
Bladder
Urination
Small intestine
Colon
Bowel movements
Skin
Toxins
Alkaline/Acid Balance
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ZONE TWO -
ELIMINATIVE ZONE Science
When INNATE INTELLIGENCE (Spirit)
constructed the human body, there was placed into the brain a CENTER
charged with the responsibility of removing waste products from the
body. This center is located in the cerebrum.
The
principal organs involved in the SECOND ZONE are as follows:
The
Sinuses.
The Lungs, including Bronchi.
The Urinary Tract.
The Bowels.
The Skin.
The
spinal cord levels involved with Zone 2 are as follows:
AXIS
THIRD THORACIC
TWELFTH THORACIC
SECOND LUMBAR
Peripheral stimulation of the
afferent nerves in this center develops nerve impulses which, when
transmitted to the cord, cause the following: (1). A stimulation of
the motor center, a discharge of nerve impulses to the muscles
calling forth a contraction; (2). A stimulation of the inhibitor
center, a discharge of nerve impulses to the muscles involved
calling forth their relaxation and inhibition. During this activity
the discharge of the toxic material takes place.
In calling for an increased
excretion from the kidneys, a stimulative
thrust over the nerves emitting from the
spine at the 12th Thoracic vertebra will cause the following
activity to take place. Stimulation of the central end of the
inferior splanchnic (at the 12th
Thoracic) causes reflexly a contraction
of the sphincter muscle and an inhibition of the
detrusor muscle. At the same time the
compressor urethra is inhibited in consequence of an inhibition of
its spinal center. As a result, the urine is freely discharged.
The tonus of the colon is regulated
by the ELIMINATIVE CENTER of the brain through the central nervous
system through both augmentor and
inhibitor nerves. The augmentor nerves
comprise both preganglionic and
postganglionic fibers. The inhibitor fibers also comprise both
preganglionic and postganglionic fibers.
The former have their origin in the lumbar region (2nd LUMBAR) of
the spinal cord, from which they emerge at the second lumbar. They
then pass into and through the sympathetic chain and the inferior
splanchnic nerves to the inferior
mesenteric ganglion around the cells of which they form an
arborization. The postganglionic fibers
pass directly to the muscle fibers of the intestinal wall.
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Nerve System / Zone 3
Nervous System
Eyes
Ears
Sense organs
Solar-plexus
Digestion
Mood
Relaxation
Sleep
Reproductive organs
Appetite
Elimination
Nerves
Immune System
Hormonal Balance
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ZONE THREE -
NERVOUS ZONE Science
The cerebrum, the upper part of the
brain, is the seat of the THIRD ZONE. It is the part of the brain
that controls our thoughts and emotions and is divided into two
distinct halves called hemispheres. The hemispheres of the cerebrum
have no connection whatever with each other until we get down to a
great, underlying, transverse bridge, known as the corpus
calosum, containing millions of
transverse nerve lines over which the working interchange takes
place between the two hemispheres. Energy flows over the lines of
nerves in measurable form and quantity, and a similar energy exists
in cells, ganglia, and tissue masses of the brain and throughout the
nervous system. This energy, when it becomes kinetic, that is to say
when it flows, activates the machinery of the mind.
There are two ways of dividing the
nervous system. One method is to classify the brain, the spinal
cord, and the cranial and spinal nerves together and call them the
cerebro-spinal system; and to classify
to itself the vast structure of internal nerves that go to the vital
organs, calling it the ganglionic or
sympathetic system. The other method is to group the brain and
spinal cord, calling them the central nervous system. The cranial
and spinal nerves are then grouped and called the peripheral system,
and the sympathetic is classed by itself
and called the sympathetic.
According to the first method, we
have two divisions of the nervous system; according to the latter,
three divisions. The latter method is more modern, and it is better
because it keeps the cranial and spinal nerves clearly before the
mind and enables us to refer to them as a group. As a matter of
fact, however, there are no such divisions as these in the nervous
system insofar as its physiological functioning is concerned, or in
its anatomical aspect. The nervous system, from the apex of the
brain to the tips of the fingers and toes and on through the
plexuses to the glands and vital organs of the body, is mechanically
a united whole.
The basic, elemental substances of
the brain and nervous system are nerve cells, nerve fiber, and nerve
tissue of several kinds. The central nervous system and the ganglia
in various parts of the body are full of nerve cells, and we also
find one or more individual cells iii the peripheral terminations of
certain nerve fibers. The fibers are of two kinds: namely, short
association fibers and the longer fibers reaching to peripheral
extremities, the latter being bound together in bundles which we
call nerves, or nerve trunk lines. No nerve in the body is more than
three feet long, each length of nerve being equipped with a
receiving and a discharging terminal. When a current is passing over
a nerve route, as for instance, from the brain to the big toe, it
passes through relay stations, some of which are known as plexuses,
while the simpler, non-functioning relay points are called synapses.
The CENTER in the brain which is in
control of the NERVOUS ZONE may be out of harmony with the other
parts of the zone due to many causes, and when this occurs, certain
phenomena may be observed. A correction of the zone will bring about
an improvement, not only in the entire nervous system but in various
organs associated with the zone.
The
spinal cord levels involved with Zone 3 are as follows:
THIRD CERVICAL
FOURTH THORACIC
NINTH THORACIC
THIRD LUMBAR
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Digestive System /
Zone 4
Liver
Appetite
Taste
Salivary glands
Digestion
Foods
Gall Bladder
Pancreas
Elimination
Bowels
Stomach glands
Intestines
Foods Assimilation
Weight
Energy
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ZONE FOUR -
DIGESTIVE ZONE Science
The human body is a chemical
laboratory. It differs from an ordinary chemical laboratory in that
the body or Spirit has a knowledge of
chemical phenomena unknown to all the chemists on earth. SPIRIT
within is the chemist.
In the floor of the fourth ventrical of
the brain is the CENTER which regulates the digestion and
assimilation of foods, and the manufacture of substances which are
used to keep the body in health.
Some of the glands secrete
substances which cause the blood vessels all over the body to
maintain tone and contractibility. From other tissues come forth
antagonistic medicines that relax the arteries, one set of chemicals
keeping a system of checks and balances over the other, working in
mutual and intelligent opposition to each other. From certain highly
organized cells, the Spirit created pigments — marvels of color
combination for the eyes, the skin, the hair. There is red for the
arterial blood; blue color combinations for the blood in the veins;
yellow and green colors for the manufacture of bile; purple for the
spleen; black for the choroid of the
eye, the blues, the browns, the. greens
of the irises of the eyes; the brown of the freckles; the black,
brown, yellow or red of the hair; and so on, ad infinitum.
Functioning in the body are chemical processes and actions far
beyond the ken of the world’s greatest chemist. Mysteries of
medicines, enzymes, colors, hormones, magical actions that, be it
remembered, are always tending towards health unless the
encroachments of wrong living interfere with the functioning of the
SPIRIT.
n
physical laboratories, we know that if chemicals are combined
heedlessly and thoughtlessly, explosions will result; also flames
and deadly gases develop. It is true, also, of the human digestive
tract. If chemicals from foods. drinks,
or toxins are incorrectly combined, there will be explosions, heat,
and deadly gases generated within that give rise to much suffering.
The
BRAIN
CENTER
that controls Zone 4 is located in the floor of the fourth
ventrical.
This
zone is composed of the following areas:
FOURTH CERVICAL
FOURTH THORACIC
EIGHTH THORACIC
FOURTH LUMBAR
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Muscular System / Zone
5
Muscles in neck region and arms
Movement
Normal feeling
Nerve life
Muscles of the chest, abdomen and back
Spinal alignment
Normal tone
Ease
Strength
Suppleness
Muscles of the pelvic region and thighs
Walking
Muscles from thighs to feet
Relaxation
Immune System
Equilibrium/Balance/Center of gravity
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ZONE FIVE -
MUSCULAR ZONE Science
The cerebellum is
the seat of the
BRAIN
CENTER
from which SPIRIT coordinates and regulates the muscles of the body.
The activity of this center is largely of a reflex nature in origin
and is excited by impulses which come to it from peripheral organs.
In this activity, as in other forms
of reflex activity, the mechanism involves: (1) afferent nerves,
e.g., cutaneous, muscle, optic, and
vestibular, and their related end organs, tactile corpuscles, muscle
spindles, retina, and semicircular canals, all indirectly connected
with (2) the cerebellar centers; (3)
efferent nerves indirectly connected with (4) the general
musculature of the body. Both station and progression are directly
dependent on the development and transmission of afferent impulses
from the previously mentioned peripheral sense organs to the
cerebellum. Tactile, muscle, visual, and labyrinthine impressions
and sensations not only cooperate in the development and
organization of the motor adjustments necessary to the maintenance
of the equilibrium and locomotive coordination but, even after their
organization, they are necessary to the excitation of
cerebellar activity.
Any injury or shock,
either physical or emotional, will distort the normal nerve
functioning of the FIFTH ZONE, resulting in a disruption not only of
the equilibrium of the body but also a displacement of the center of
gravity of the body.
As stated previously, the
BRAIN
CENTER,
from which INNATE controls and regulates the muscles of the body, is
located in the cerebellum.
This
zone is composed of the following areas:
FIFTH CERVICAL
FIFTH THORACIC
ELEVENTH THORACIC
FIFTH LUMBAR
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Circulatory System /
Zone 6
Thyroid gland
Blood pressure
Heart
Ease
Strength
Blood vessels of back, arms, chest, abdomen, and lower extremities
Circulation
Lymph vessels
Movement of limbs
Relaxation
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ZONE SIX -
CIRCULATORY ZONE Science
SPIRIT, upon
construction of the human body, created a regulatory CENTER charged
with the responsibility of seeing that the blood and other fluids
circulate normally in the body. This
BRAIN
CENTER
is located in the CEREBRUM.
The restoration of the zone to normal will enable the brain center
to bring about a normal condition in the entire circulatory system
of the body.
This
zone is composed of the following areas:
SIXTH CERVICAL
SECOND THORACIC
TENTH THORACIC
FIRST LUMBAR
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Important
Note:
Chiropractic has only one goal. It is important to understand what this
goal is, and to understand the method that is used to achieve it.
Adjustment:
An adjustment is the specific application of forces to facilitate the
body's correction of vertebral subluxation.
The chiropractic method of correction is by specific adjustments of the
spine.
Health:
A state of optimal physical, mental and spiritual well being, not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
Vertebral
subluxation: A
misalignment of one or more of the 24 vertebra in the spinal column which
causes alteration of nerve function and interference to the transmission
of mental impulses, resulting in a lessening of the body's innate ability
to express its maximum health potential.
Chiropractors do not offer to diagnose or treat any disease or condition
other than vertebral subluxation. Regardless
of what the disease is called, chiropractors do not offer to treat it. The
chiropractor's only practice objective is to eliminate a major
interference to the expression of the body's innate wisdom. The only
method used is specific adjusting to correct vertebral
subluxations.
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