If I told you that rubbing pressure points in your feet could help your liver or ease the pain of a sore neck, you probably wouldn’t believe me. It makes sense, though! What can a pressure point on your foot do to other parts of your body? If you’re not skeptical, it’s likely that it surprises you. If it doesn’t surprise you, you’ve probably heard of reflexology.
By pressing on pressure points in your feet and hands, reflexology can help relieve pain and improve your health all over of your body. Most people get this done by a trained reflexologist, but you can still get the benefits of it by doing it yourself. But before I show you how to do reflexology on yourself, I’m going to tell you why it works and what benefits it can give you.
In what ways does reflexology work?
There are “zones” or reflex areas on the hands and feet that are thought to connect with all the glands, organs, parts, and systems inside or on the body. This is what reflexology is based on.
The idea behind reflexology is that putting pressure on these spots with certain thumb, finger, and hand movements can help the body deal with stress. People say that this lower level of stress leads to many good changes in the body that can heal a wide range of illnesses.
Some studies have found a link between reflexology and better health for people with certain conditions. In eight randomized clinical studies, reflexology was shown to help people with diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, cancer, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic idiopathic detrusor over-activity, and dementia.
Putting Pressure on Your Feet
One of the best things about reflexology is that it can help treat or fix some dangerous illnesses. However, healthy people can also benefit from it. The different pressure points on your feet can also help you in the following ways:
Boosts brain function
Boosts circulation, gives you more energy, and gets rid of toxins.
Keeps migraines away
Cleans the urinary system.
Helps people heal faster after getting hurt
Helps with sleep problems
Lessens sadness
Takes away pain
Using the same ideas as acupressure, reflexology lets you focus on certain spots on your body as well.
Your feet have pressure points that can be massaged with reflexology.
You now know that reflexology is good for your health in many ways. I will now show you how to do it personally with this easy foot rub!
First, you’ll sit down in a chair that is both thick and comfy. Place the bottom of one foot on the knee of the leg across from you. This will make it easier to rub and massage that foot. Don’t slouch and keep your back straight.
Now you need to look at your Acupressure Foot Chart (below or here) and choose which part of your body you want to work on. Find the number that the “neck” area is marked as, say, if you are feeling neck pain. Then, find the spot on the chart that matches the part of your foot that is marked with the same number. In this part of the foot, you will be moving things.
This reflexology foot chart is not meant to take the place of medical care from a doctor. It can’t be sold or changed in any way without Matthew Scott’s written approval. Copyright 2005 Chinese-holistic-health-exercises.com Matthew Scott
You should use the tip of your thumb to press and knead that part of your foot deeply for one to two minutes once you’ve found the right spot. After that, do it again with the other foot and hand.
Do this again on any other part of your body you want to heal.
This kind of massage can be done every day. In time, though, these pressure points will get used to the stimulation you’re giving them, and it won’t work as well. So, you should take a three to four day break every ten days of reflexology so that your body can get used to the pressure.
If you have any aches, pains, or illnesses right now, try this way of rubbing pressure points in your feet, and let us know what you think of reflexology in the comments.
