As one of the oldest healing methods, foot reflexology can be calming or stimulating.
The sole divides into different zones, similar to a map. Each reflex zone connects to certain parts of the body and organs through nerve tracts. Foot strokes, foot loosening, massage, and treatment of the pressure points of these reflex zones can release tension in the respective organs or body areas and activate self-healing. As a result, the local blood circulation increases, and thus the organ and tissue functions are improved. Overall, the excretory organs and the entire metabolism stimulates.
The front of the body reflects on the back of the foot. The zones on the back you find on the sole. In detail:
Our toes reflect the head area.
Forefoot and ball of the foot: shoulder and chest.
Metatarsus: abdomen and back.
Heel: pelvic area.
A pressure point in the big toe area should have an indirect effect on the half of the brain on the same side.
A point on the inside of the foot mirrors the spine.
The thyroid, lungs, heart, eyes, ears, sinuses, liver, gall bladder, stomach, and kidneys connect to the corresponding reflex zones on the feet.
Effect: How does foot reflexology help?
The foot reflex zone massage is considered an all-around talent in treating health complaints and pain and can be used as an accompanying measure for psychological problems and stress. Targeted pressure alleviates the reflex zones, headaches, migraines, or tension-related pain in the head and shoulders. Illnesses such as sports injuries, gastrointestinal tract, menstrual cramps, and allergies can also be treated in this way.
A foot reflex zone massage should stimulate the self-healing process even with acute respiratory diseases such as bronchitis or bladder and kidney infections. In addition, you use the targeted pressure point massage for stress, sleep disorders, exhaustion, inner restlessness, or as an additional measure for states of fatigue, burn-out, and depression.
Where does foot reflexology come from?
The foot reflex zone massage founder is the American doctor William Fitzgerald (1872-1942). In addition to his knowledge of conventional medicine, he also had much knowledge about Indian folk medicine. This also includes a pressure treatment that has been used successfully for centuries. This fascinated Fitzgerald, and on this basis, he developed his system, zone therapy. First, he divided the body into ten vertical zones. Later the longitudinal zones were further subdivided into three transverse zones. This classification is the basis of the foot reflex zone massage to this day.
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