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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

By Elizabeth Carter


Many people suffer with chronic pain or debilitating mental and emotional problems because they do not want invasive medical procedures (steroid injections, for example, or surgery), or because they do not want to depend on pharmaceutical drugs. Others may be under a doctor's care but suffering side effects, like those of chemotherapy. Foot reflexology Kansas City and elsewhere offers real help without negative side effects.

Manual pressure is applied to particular points on the hands, feet, or ears. The points are chosen according to the symptoms being experienced. In the foot, a specific point under the arch affects the bladder, for instance. Spots on the toes can relieve a headache. The pressure is applied with the fingers and thumbs. If you look at the charts for foot, ear, and hand work, you will see all the parts of the body represented.

A certified therapist is skilled in the amount of pressure to use, how it is applied, and which points affect which parts of the body. There are reflexology schools and board certification. This kind of therapy is not new, but it is gaining in popularity especially in Europe and Asia. The technique is used to complement others kinds of treatment or on its own to relieve stress and pain.

Foot reflexology is the most commonly done form of this manual therapy. Even governments are beginning to give it respect in Europe, deeming it a way to increase job performance and workplace satisfaction as well as to reduce absenteeism. Engaging a certified practitioner is the best way to get full benefits. However, it is a skill that can be self-taught and used on yourself for a general boost to well-being.

Manual pressure stimulates the small nerves in hands, feet, or ears that connect to the central nervous system. Practitioners over the centuries have identified points that help the body heal certain problems relating to organs, systems like circulation of blood and lymph, and the immune system. Modern research validates these observations, and the therapy has gained a lot of accolades from clients and researchers who track its benefits.

Stress is listed as one of modern society's main ills. Stress can cause muscular tension which results in pain and loss of health. It also causes emotional and mental problem, such as anxiety and depression. All massage promotes relaxation, which is one of its main benefits. However, reflexology gets to the inward parts of the body which perform metabolic functions and secrete hormones and other substances which regulate the entire system.

Increasing blood flow to the extremities can really be of benefit to diabetics. The elderly who suffer from dementia or incontinence can be helped. Post-operative recovery is quicker, and complications of surgery greatly reduced. One group that responds well is overly aggressive children.

There is a lot of information online about this therapy, as well as charts for ears, hands, and feet. This healing art could be a miracle for many with pain and stress.




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