Reflexology is
a safe effective natural therapy that involves the stimulation of
reflexes on the feet, hands and ears to promote optimum health. vitality
and well being. It is believed that these reflexes correspond to
all bodily organs and parts, thereby the stimulation of such reflexes
increases the circulation,and improves nerve function and is a drugless
natural way of healing the internal organs and restoring body functions
to normal. Reflexology induces deep relaxation and helps activate
the body's own healing system to restore and maintain health and
equilibrium in the mind, body and emotions. |
| Gallery 2 \ Reflexology Chart \ Foot Massage \ updated 08/04/08 |
 Reflexologists believe
that the feet and hands mirror or 'reflect' the body.The big toe, for example, reflects the head and brain and a reflexologist would work on this to relieve headache. The combination of massage, pressure and pinching over all parts of the feet, and in some cases the hands, can produce deep relaxation. For this reason if nothing else, reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies, and is used in medical clinics, natural therapy centres and hospitals. Forms of foot massage appear to date back to ancient China (circa 3000 BC- The time of The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors) and ancient Egypt, but reflexology as practised today was introduced in 1915 by Dr William H. Fitzgerald, a US ear, nose and throat specialist. Known at the time as 'zone therapy', it was based on the theory that energy flows in vertical zones through the body, from the head to the feet, and pressure applied to a reflex point on the foot can affect all the organs, glands, bones and muscles in that zone. In the 1930s, Eunice Ingham, a US physiotherapist, mapped the reflex points on the feet and developed techniques for stimulation. One of her students, Doreen Bayley, introduced reflexology to the UK in the 1960s and its popularity has spread rapidly. |
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