Detoxifying the Skin
7. Elbow Press Remember, if you are working on someone who is very large or very muscular, sometimes the only way you can have an effect is to use you elbow. Press straight down or spiral with your elbow. (Fig. 5.10)
Fig. 5.10 Elbow Press
B. Detoxifying the Large Intestine 1. Shape and Function of the Large Intestine The large intestine includes the cecum, with the appendix, colon (divided into ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid parts), anal canal, and rectum. (Fig. 5.11) It is a tube five feet long that starts in the lower right side of the abdomen at the ileocecal valve (the junction with the small intestine), and ascends toward the liver. Under the liver it makes a left turn and goes across the body toward the spleen, where it makes another bend, and goes down the left side of the abdomen. It turns at the area of the left hipbone and becomes the sigmoid colon. It then curves into the middle of the pelvic cavity and ends in the rectum and anal canal. The bends in the large intestine, especially on the left side, are tucked away deep in the corners of the abdomen, and are not easily accessible.(Fig. 5.12)
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