Only the first treatment, which is the assessment, is always performed in the same manner because, regardless of the patient’s symptoms, all the zones are checked systematically to detect abnormal areas.

All follow-up treatments include consideration of various factors that may have changed from one treatment to the next. Any subsequent treatment will focus on those zones which

• emerge from a description of the patient’s responses,

• were marked as abnormal in the initial findings, and

• may have arisen in addition during the course of treatment.

We learn precisely which zones these are when we take into account and inquire about particular aspects as per the following points before the follow-up treatment:

1. Checking the visual and palpatory findings. As no further detailed records are kept until the final findings and there are only brief written notes about the reactions experienced on the reverse side of the treatment card, the initial findings in red, green, and black help to provide a quick overview of the initial situation each time.

2. Inquiring about changes in the symptoms. The question about changes in their complaints is the most important one for patients and is therefore asked first, for example: “How is your neck?”, “Is there any change in your stomach irritation?”, or “How is your right knee today when walking?”

As many people have forgotten to observe the changes in their condition, sometimes they do not know how to reply. To obtain a reliable answer, we can ask a more specific question: “Is your condition better, worse, or the same since the last treatment?”

3. Referring to previously recorded reactions. By briefly reading which reactions we recorded in the previous treatment intervals on the reverse of the treatment card, we can recall which of the patient’s organs and/or systems have reacted to the treatment up to now.

4. Inquiring about reactions since the last treatment. Experience shows that reactions occur most often in the excretory organs:

• Digestive tract

• Urinary tract

• Skin and mucous membranes

Changes in mood and quality of sleep are also relatively common. Additional factors may trigger changes in health without needing to be classified as reactions to the RTF treatment:

• Family and professional changes

• Changes in the weather

• Different eating habits, fasting, travel, invitations

Changes of this nature are also taken into account in subsequent treatment.

5. Palpation of the zones noted during the first assessment. As the patient’s description of their present state and reactions is always personal and subjective, we objectify it by means of brief palpation of the zones which were recorded during the first assessment. This enables us to discover which zones need more treatment. Some of the recorded zones are less sensitive, others completely pain-free, while some are momentarily worse, perhaps because of a temporary and significant reaction phase if, for example, the excretory organs are activated and stimulated more intensely as a spontaneous response to the treatment stimulus applied.

From the results of information gathered from attending to the five points listed above we obtain useful indications as to which zones should be at the forefront in the respective follow-up treatment. Whether we treat the symptomatic zone first or do not include it until later in the course of treatment has no major bearing on the result of a treatment.