What is Reflexology?
Reflexology involves a method of treatment using massage to reflex areas found in the feet and the hands.
In the feet, there are reflex areas corresponding to all the parts of the body and these areas are arranged in such a way as to form a map of the body in the feet with the right foot corresponding to the right side of the body and the left foot corresponding to the left.
By having the whole body represented in the feet, the method offers a holistic treatment allowing not only symptoms to be treated but also the causes of symptoms.
The method has been used for several thousands of years and is known to have been practised in a similar manner by the Chinese and the Egyptians.
More recently, Reflexology was described in the form in which it is now known by the late Eunice Ingham, an American lady, who based her method of treatment on work called 'Zone Therapy' which had been described some years earlier in the 1920's by an American, Dr. William Fitzgerald.
Reflexology does not claim to be a 'cure-all' but very many different disorders have been successfully treated by this method including infertility. These disorders include such things as migraine, sinus problems, hormonal imbalances, breathing disorders, digestive problems, circulatory problems, back problems and tension and stress.
Anyone who has experienced reflexology would agree that the method can be both beneficial and also very relaxing.
And, no - it doesn't matter if you are ticklish! Reflexologists like Barbara can help people with even the most sensitive of feet.