Foot reflexology: why it's not a bad idea to take care of your feet

With plantar reflexology, you don't just pamper your feet: the whole body benefits from this therapy used in Asia for millennia. What are its benefits ? How's it going ? The answers of a reflexologist.

According to Chinese medicine, the feet are considered "the part of the body that preserves health" and, from the toes to the heel, there is a projection of the whole body, from the head to the calf. "By massaging the different areas of the foot, reflexology aims to rebalance the parts of the body associated with it.

Who is foot reflexology for?

"At any age, it is beneficial to receive this type of treatment" underlines the reflexologist who recalls that "it is a gentle method, pleasant massages which aim to offer deep relaxation to those who receive them". The therapist's oldest patients were 3 months old, the oldest 90 years old.

There are a few contraindications:

  • In case of phlebitis 
  • In case of diabetes
  • In the first trimester of pregnancy
  • In case of cancer or autoimmune disease

Reflexology: how is a session going?

The reflexologist begins by "establishing contact" with the feet through a relaxing massage. Because the more relaxed you are, the more beneficial the session. The patient should be comfortably seated, spine straight, lower back flat. Shoulders, neck and hips are released to avoid blockages and optimize the effects of the session. And knees wedged under a bolster or a rolled up towel.

For Chinese medicine, if an area hurts, it reflects a dysfunction of the associated organ. The area is clogged with waste deposited on the nerve endings (the foot has 7200 of them). During the session, the practitioner will massage, press, knead to "clean" it and restore the balance of the diseased organ. By massaging a particular area of ​​the foot, the reflexologist accelerates the functions of one organ or slows down those of another so that the body regains its harmony.

Reference lines separate the foot into 4 distinct spaces:

  • Toes: Everything above the head.
  • The pads: what affects the cardiac and pulmonary systems.
  • The arch of the foot: what relates to the digestive system.
  • The heel: partly what relates to the digestive system, and partly what concerns the genital system (an area to be avoided in pregnant women, even after the first trimester of pregnancy).
Location: India

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