REFLEXOLOGY - General Information

Reflexology is a form of complementary treatment using massage to reflex areas found in the feet and the hands.  Most commonly the feet are used as the areas to be treated.

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 means of treating the whole body and of treating the body as a whole.  This latter point is an important factor of a natural therapy and allows 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 practiced in a similar manner by the Chinese and the Egyptians.  The main pioneer of Reflexology  in Great Britain was the late Doreen Bayly, who introduced the method in the early 1960's.

Reflexology does not claim to be a cure-all but numerous different disorder have been successfully treated by this method.  These disorders include such things as migraine, sinus problems, hormonal imbalances, breathing disorders, digestive, circulatory,  back problems, tension and stress.  My personal experience has proved Reflexology to also be of great benefit to cancer patients, helping them to cope with the stress of this major illness and also alleviating some of the discomfort associated with chemo-therapy.