The Vacuflex Concepts is unique in the field of complementary therapies.

Through the use of modern technology, but without losing the human touch factor, Vacuflex Concepts maximises the body’s own healing potential by combining, in one treatment, two of the world’s ancient and powerful methods of holistic practice; Reflexology and Meridian Therapy (Acupuncture without needles); stimulation of the foot reflexes and rebalancing of the meridians/energy pathways. For ages the Chinese have viewed illness as blocked energy along the meridian pathways in the body, once unblocked, this energy is allowed to flow freely, enabling the body to heal itself.

The Vacuflex Treatment incorporating Vacuum Boots and Cupping

The feet are cleaned with a mild disinfectant and placed into the plastic covered felt boots, which are connected to the vacuum pump. Air is suctioned from the boots to create a uniform pressure over the entire foot, which stimulates all the reflexes, increasing oxygen and circulation in the body. The sensation is firm but comfortable. This provides a full reflexology treatment in just 6 minutes at a pressure consistent with the patient’s comfort zone.

On removal of the boots, the pressure from the boots leaves a map of colours on the feet for approximately 15-30 seconds. This ‘map’ of colours is a measure of the body’s thermal energy and helps to assess areas of congestion due to body heat or the lack thereof. As the body eliminates toxins, so the colour patterns change with each treatment.

The pressure from the boots start the elimination process, by forcing blood, nutrients and oxygen to congested areas.

Effective in treating:
Back problems
Low Circulation
Sports injuries to feet including ankle sprains
Comfortable for those people with low pain threshold or who have intensely sensitive reflexes due to severe congestion in the body

Vacuflex and ankle sprains
Vacuflex Concepts is very beneficial for the treatment of sports injuries such as a sprained ankle. The results are great and a severely swollen foot can be reduced to the extent that a shoe can be worn again within a week. The Vacuflex boot system can be compared to the approach of using a tight stocking to support the veins and lymphatic system after an operation to prevent clotting. The boots force blood, nutrients and oxygen to the area of injury, allowing congestion from damaged tissue to be dispersed, resulting in repaired tissue and reduced swelling.

The second stage of the treatment is similar to traditional cupping and involves the application of silicon suction cups to stimulate acupuncture points along the meridians. This is also a painless treatment. The cups are placed on the arms and lower legs on both sides of the body simultaneously. Pressure from the cups on an acupuncture point creates a vibration along the acupuncture pathway and disperses any toxic molecules that are sticking together and causing a blockage in the flow of energy.

The third stage of a treatment is a manual reflexology meridian treatment which involves the stimulation of energy pathways that end in the feet and of areas that have shown congestion after the boot treatment.

During the fourth and last stage, the treatment is brought to a close, with a relaxing foot massage using herbal cream or aromatic oil.

A vacuflex session including the meridian treatment lasts for 60 minutes.