What is Reflexology?
Sometimes called zone therapy, Reflexology is a therapy or
treatment where nerve endings in the hands or feet are stimulated by applying
varying degrees of pressure in a massage-like technique to bring about
changes in elsewhere in the body in order to improve health and assist on the
bodies self-healing process.
Reflexology treatment will often take an hour or more and
six to eight sessions are generally a good idea. A trained reflexologist
will usually take a medical case history at your first appointment.
Reflexology is traditionally done with the feet although it may be done with
the hands.
Reflexology consists of gentle, but firm, compression
to your feet sometimes with talcum powder but not oil. The reflex
points are frequently tiny so the reflexologist will be very precise.
Some parts of the feet will feel tender and this often relates to areas
in the body where pain is felt. Some reflexologists will train you to
treat yourself at home by showing you where to press.
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Question - Was Reflexology Discovered in Egypt?
Answer - An Egyptian pictograph showing someone working on someone else's
hands and feet is a clear indication that something of significance was
happening to the feet and hands. A number of specialists in Egyptology have
indicated that the action depicted is the prelude to surgery.
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Case Studies in Reflexology
by
Ann Gillanders
David - Laryngitis:
The Busy Person's Guide to Reflexology
Reflexology for Women
LARYNGITIS is an acute infectious illness of the larynx which often spreads
to other parts of the throat and sometimes the ear. The infection causes
hoarseness, swelling and pain in the throat and often results in a complete loss
of voice.
Davidwas a dental surgeon who, for the last two and a half years, had
repeated episodes of laryngitis which often lasted for several weeks. He said he
had suffered many throat infections as a child. There was no real pattern to
these attacks apart from the fact that his voice was reasonably normal, although
a little husky, in the mornings and became increasingly huskier and weaker as
the day progressed. He was a very conscientious man, a perfectionist in his work
and had worked very hard to build up his successful practice.
He had gone through the usual routine examinations with an ear, nose and
throat specialist but nothing abnormal had been discovered.
The courses of antibiotics, which he had resorted to in a desperate attempt
to improve his condition, gave him very little relief. His doctor had referred
him for allergy testing wondering if there was something he was using in his
work that was affecting his throat, particularly in view of the fact that the
condition improved once he was away from his practice. The only time his voice
returned to near normal was when he took his twice-yearly holiday.
There was considerable sensitivity in his throat and neck area; in fact, the
whole shoulder, thoracic spine and head areas were acutely sensitive to even the
lightest pressure, and the diaphragm and solar plexus revealed a strong
reaction. The most acutely sensitive areas however, were his adrenal glands.
'What on earth have my adrenal glands got to do with my throat condition?' he
asked.
A very accurate picture was emerging of a sensitive, conscientious,
hard-working dentist who was under considerable pressure, and his body was
indeed in a tense condition, which was why his adrenal glands were so sensitive.
His shoulder, neck and thoracic spine were reacting and this, in the main, would
have been due to hours of standing over patients in rather fixed position.
His body was reacting to stress by a loss of voice. After explaining the
situation to Simon, he tended to agree with my findings. He attended for
treatments on a twice-weekly basis, although he was reluctant at first to agree
to two treatments a week because of his heavy workload. However he did agree
that really his health came first and if Reflexology could sort out his repeated
laryngitis then he would be overjoyed. Davidattended for two months and had
eight treatments in all. There was a remarkable change in his condition within
the first three treatments and after two months his voice was nearly back to
normal.
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Reflexology
Reflexology, an ancient art practiced by early Egyptians. Reflexology is a
science founded on the basis that areas of the feet, hands and ears are
comprised of zones and reflex areas that correspond to all glands, organs, and
bodily systems. Reflexology is a technique whereby pressure is applied to these
areas resulting in stress reduction by using thumb, finger and hand methods.
Using reflexology promotes physiological improvements in the body. (For more
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