Children (Mainstreaming); Aggressive, Anti-Social Behavior
The goal was to “calming down the children
and young people so that their behaviour becomes less challenging within the
classroom and generally, making the mainstream more accessible."
Read More
Recent Reflexology Studies
There are some very interesting studies in this
list.... I was particularly interested in Children (Mainstreaming); Aggressive,
Anti-Social Behavior.
Read More
Hidden Trauma
The frightening part is that we have almost all
had some type of injuries and the results may not show up for
years.
Read More
Oh great news. Now everything is shot.
The reproductive system is fairly easy to work
with a technique we call "rotating on a point". It can be used anywhere and is
particularly useful for bad periods.
Read More
Does reflexology really help with conceiving??
Actually more and more fertility programs are
using reflexology in their approach....
Read More
When do you have enough proof?
...While there is no set number there are signs
that researchers have caught on to the fact that reflexology is a rich field of
study (and in turn a great source of grants).
Read More
One of my favorite concepts
"At your fingertips lies an ability that's always
there. It empowers you to positively address the challenges of life at all its
different stages."
Read More
Handy stress relief
Grab one hand with the other and gently
squeeze.... I like to wrapped my working hand around the knuckle level and then
move up and down the hand.
Read More
Oprah speaks and the World Googles Part 2
http://www.reflexology-research.com Daily
Transmission Statistics Notice the Oprah's mention of reflexology was on the
7th.
Read More
Oprah speaks and the World Googles
In the show Dr. Oz works on her feet briefly and
she purrs her approval.
Read More
What is reflexology all about?
This is a hard question to answer since there are
so many facets to reflexology.
Read More
Reflexology sessions for a holiday gift
One of the nicest reflexology gifts you can give
is reflexology sessions.
Read More
How to Touch Your Toes
Well you really do know how to touch your
toes.
...This Men's Health web page ,
Stretch for Strength, has great explanation for why we have trouble touching our
toes.
Read More
Total Reflexology "flying off the shelves"
Our editor tells us that Total Reflexology, the
reflexology kit, is "flying off the
shelves.
...My cousin was standing
counting boxes when an employee came up and said "if you are going to buy one of
those you better do it now because they are selling out really
fast."
.
Read More
Reflexology Widget Now for Your Desktop
The wonderful and interactive Hand Reflexology
Widget is now available as a standalone desktop widget.
...It is nice to be able to put this
on your desktop to use whenever you feel like it.
Read More
Wet Babies
There is a saying that the only people who like
change are wet babies.... It is hard sometimes to tell the differences between
a routine and a rut.
Read More
Stunning New Reflexology Research
Scientist are now using functional magnetic
imaging to peer into the brain and see what part of the brain reflexology
affects. In a series of studies researchers have found that reflexology
"lights" up parts of the brain associated with such things as pain and
homeostasis.
...What is intriguing is
that what reflexology has been saying for years can now be verified
scientifically.
Read More
Holiday Feet
Here's a quick list of ways to save your feet
from the holiday blues.
...Do not get
so caught up in the rush of the season that you forget your poor feet. Stay in
tune with how they are feeling and don't over ride them.
Read More
Is the Carpal Tunnel near here?
A friend of ours was using Complete Reflexology
for Life to work on his girl friend for her carpal tunnel
problem.
...He found it curious because
it was an area that was somewhat outside of the directions for carpal tunnel and
ask us how that could be.
Read More
A Really Dumb Move
Our bodies do a fairly good job of moving about
from place to place and most of the time we really don't make a "dumb
move".
Read More
Turkey Trouble
Here's a quick self help tip from Complete
Reflexology for Life for overdoing the eating portion of Thanksgiving
dinner.
Read More
More on Stress Cues
Do you have any publications that talk more about
the different stress cues like this one?
Read More
Nose on the Toe
I'm a reflexology student and three of my
"clients" had extremely heavy callusing on the upper, medial portion of their
big toes. Not down in the neck reflex area, but higher. ... all three of them
had suffered and been treated for a deviated septum.
Read More
Cobblestone Paths Have Been Tested
What if simply by walking you could improve your
blood pressure, reduce pain and gain stability.
Read More
Reflexology Paths
Reflexology Paths are paths which are designed to
stimulate the reflex areas on the bottom of your feet. The paths are walked on
in bare feet and consist of embedded rocks and logs to simulate the takifumi
experience I mentioned in the last
post.
Barbara and I first saw
reflexology paths when we attend a convention in Tokyo in 1990.... The
engineers designed these unique pathways to stimulate each and every part of the
foot.
Read More
Takifumi- Stepping Upon Bamboo
It is said that the ancient samurai's would go
off into the bamboo groves and lop off a piece of bamboo. The samurai's would
then split the bamboo piece in half. They would place the piece of bamboo on
the ground with the rounded side up.
Read More
Do You Have a Longer Second Toe? Part 2
Last blog I talked about having a longer second
toe and the effects of it on the foot and
body.
As you will recall a longer
second toe often times means more foot stress. Foot stress can lead to stresses
in other parts of the body such as the musclo-skeletal system but it can also
impact your energy levels as well.
So
what do you do about a longer second toe since sawing it off doesn't seem
practical?
Read More
Do You Have a Longer Second Toe? Part 1
We once put in a book proposal with this title
after observing how many people with a longer second toe showed up at foot
reflexology demonstrations. They would circle the demonstration and swoop in
when they saw an opening.
Read More
Jan's 90th Birthday
We had a pleasant Sunday celebrating our friend
Jan's 90th birthday. Jan actually got me into reflexology in 1976. Reflexology
had been a hobby of mine up to this point.
Read More
Complete Reflexology for Life
I’ve got to tell you folks, I was so
impressed with this recently published reflexology reference book by Barbara
& Kevin Kunz, that I felt the need to share it with you.
Read More
I Give Up- Here Are Your Free Charts
Every time we turn around we around we see our
reflexology charts on web sites, blogs and so forth.
Read More
Calf Loosening
The calf muscles tend to pull the foot flat in
the act of trying to propel us forward in a footstep. The foot muscles try to
maintain an arch. There is a type of oppositional relationship between the calf
muscles and the foot muscles. The more you can loosen the calf muscles the more
you loosen the foot muscles.
Read More
It's The Stress, Stupid
Recently the American Medical Association in a
commentary in its Journal said that stress is a "powerful risk
factor".
Read More
The Feet's Features- The Importance of Your Feet
Keep your feet going and your feet will keep you
going. But you must speak the language of your feet and that is the language of
pressure, stretch and movement.
Read More
Reboot Your Feet- Reboot Your Body
The feet help set the tension level for the
body.... Standing upright requires tremendous coordination between the feet,
the brain and the rest of the body.
Read More
A Stumble Caught in Time
The art of walking takes an enormous amount of
communication from our brain to the foot and the foot ot the
brain.
Read More
The First Boomer
Last night on the news they had a story on the
first baby boomer to receive Social Security. The question that looms is
whether we as a society can absorb the 79 million aging
boomers.
Read More
Help the "Widgie Boy"
Our Irish friend, Michael calls me the Widgie Boy
for my love of widgets.
...If you don't
know what a widget is it is a small application that can tell you time,
temperature or any of a thousand things.
Read More
I used to work for wild oats
I used to do the employee benefit plan for Wild
Oats Health Market. The "front end" employees (cashiers) had 15 minutes with
me. That meant 7 and a 1/2 minutes per foot.
Read More
Undercover Work
The surprise was the young doctor who showed up
and watch what I did for over an half an hour.
Read More
Total Reflexology Kit
After two years and countless revisions it is
finally here. The "Total Reflexology Kit' is now available exclusively through
Barnes and Noble and Barnes and Noble.com.
Read More
Stepping on a Tack
...So stimulating the feet and hands as a sensory
organs with different signals like pressure, stretch and movement can reconnect
that trunk line between our extremities and our brain.
Read More
Judging a reflexology session
How long the relaxation effect lasts between
reflexology sessions is a good indicator of how effective the session has been.
It can also give you a sense of how long it may take to achieve some
results.
Read More
Oat Bran and Reflexology
...Farmers suddenly couldn't plant oat bran fast
enough to keep pace with the demand for in the marketplace. Now the consumption
of bran in some form is a daily habit for millions of
people.
We have documented 163 studies
with a 90% positive rating for reflexology and various disorders.
Read More
What is Reflexology?
Just updated the page "What is
Reflexology/".
Read More
Rock and Roll Your Feet
Here's a simple way to break up the patterns of
stress that form in your feet during the day.
.
So rock and roll your feet to better
health.
Read More
Reflex Revival Technique
Could a reflex technique provide a helpful
technique for one of the world's leading causes
of
death - sudden cardiac
arrest?
Read More
The "Poop Nurse"
She was nicknamed the "poop nurse" for her work
with infants.
Read More
Bubbles on my feet
I notice some nites there are bubbles on my feet
just above my spine reflex from my heel to the end of my arch. what does this
mean?
Read More
A Simple "Read Your Feet" Tip
If you have worked on feet or even if you work on
your own feet you may have noticed "white areas". As I said in a previous post
"white areas" tend to indicate that the body is having trouble getting blood to
an area.
..
Read More
The Bagel Bribe
Bagels and cream cheese as a bribe for
reflexology was a Sunday ritual for a radio broadcaster we
met.
Read More
Red, White and Blue Feet
Red, white and blue feet are not patriotic feet
but stress cues you can pick up from visually observing the feet.
Read More
How to Read Your Feet
Calluses, for instance, can tell you where there
is stress in the body. Callus on the back of the heel tells you that you are
pitching your weight to the lower back. Callus on the side of the big toe is a
stress cue that could be pointing to stress at the base of the skull. Callus on
the ball of the foot directly below the little toe could be pointing to shoulder
pain.
Read More
Google rejected us
The first time we were turned down for a
demonstration. The email came this morning from authors@Google
.com.
Read More
Reflexology Paths for Elephants
...If you google elephants feet you find out what
a terrible problem sore feet have become. A Wall Street Journal article,
"Elephants Have An Achilles Heel, and It's Their Feet", points out that a number
of elephants have died from the complications of sore feet. Several zoos have
closed out their programs because of the problem and the Federal government last
year solicited the public for solutions.
Read More
Disneyland for the feet and hands
"Variety is not just the spice of life it is the
very stuff of life itself."
Read More
Million Dollar Thumb
The thumb walking technique to me has always been
an incredibly effective technique.... someone with a good thumb walking
technique is worth their weight in gold.
Read More
You've got me under pressure
Too much pressure and you can trigger a fight or
flight response. Too little and there is not much response at all. Finally the
response I think sums up proper technique application is that it "hurts
good".
Read More
I am so excited and had to share this...
Dorling Kindersley has created a "widget" for
users to grab and add to their websites and profiles on Facebook and other
social networking sites. The widget, which supports the launch of Reflexology
for Life by Kevin & Barbara Kunz, lets users read their hands using a
reflexology map.
Read More
Three Factors that Determine Success in Reflexology
The Chinese reflexology researchers figured out
awhile back how to make reflexology more successful.
Read More
We appreciate reviews
Reviews on Amazon are extremely helpful to both
the reader and the author. Reviews help the reader make an informed choice.
Reviews also help us with feedback about what you liked about our books. A few
sentences on why you liked the book are just fine.... Please only do this if
you read our book(s) and feel your review will give guidance to other
reflexology readers.
Read More
Complete Reflexology for Life released in the US
Complete Reflexology for Life has been released
in the US. Yeah :-)
We have decided this is our favorite book....
It also has a series of techniques I developed years ago to rejuvenate the
feet....
Read More
Randi the Magician
Randi the Magician once threaten
me.
Read More
What are the odds of that?
Barbara and I went to a birthday party last
night.
Read More
Fast and Furious
The Complete Guide to Foot Reflexology has been
revised multiple times.... The average life span of a book is five
years.
Read More
Reflexology Tip- Traction
It counteracts the compression of the foot that
happens each time you take a footstep.
Read More
Free Interactive Reflexology Widget
In celebration of the release of Complete
Reflexology for Life our publisher has released an Interactive Reflexology
Widget. As you pass you mouse over the areas it tells you what areas you are
on. Try it- it's fun.
...But be sure to
click the buttons to go to the big Interactive Charts at
DK.com.
...And as one person put it you
can do it all at your desk.
Read More
Stress relief tip
Think of using the feet and hands to break the
cycle of tension. I always say that it isn't stress that will kill you it is
the continuity of stress that will kill you.
Read More
August 20th issue of Reflexions
From cancer research to $9.99 reflexology
sessions to improving your bottom line the latest edition of Reflexions covers
the world of reflexology.
Read More
Chinese-Style Reflexology, A Booming Business
East has come West with the migration of Chinese
style "foot massage (reflexology)" to Los Angeles where it's started a price war
with $9.99 reflexology services....
Read More
Effect of foot reflexology on pain and fatigue in HIV/AIDS
True foot reflexology may offer a low cost,
effective nursing intervention to reduce the symptom of fatigue and pain for
hospitalized AIDS patients. Foot reflexology can also be taught to family
members and become part of family self-care for people living with
HIV/AIDS.
Read More
Reflexology and Presidential Politics
...And I felt very sorry for myself," she
said.... I just thought life was over. I even said things like, 'I wish I
could just die.'" For a while, Romney was barely able to walk, but slowly,
through a combination of traditional medicine and alternative therapies
including reflexology and yoga, she began to regain her strength.
Read More
Korean Reflexology Research
Seventeen of the nineteen studies were controlled
studies, with results from individuals receiving reflexology work compared to
those in a control group who did not....
Read More
Complete Reflexology for Life
Whether you are seeking an instructional manual,
an encyclopedic reference, or a self-help how-to guide: Complete Reflexology for
Life is your comprehensive source.
Read More
BBC and the Kunzes
Barbara and I are going to be interviewed by the
BBC on Thursday.... The show is The Late Show. The show will be discussing our
new title, Complete Reflexology for Life.
Read More
Plantar fasciitis
It is an inflammation of the muscles on the
bottom of the foot. I would use caution using deep pressure.... I use a
combination of self help and practitioner applications.
Read More
The Foot is a Sensory Organ
The Complete Guide to Foot Reflexology we put in
our theory of how reflexology works. One of our main points was that the foot
was a sensory organ like your eyes and ears. Only the foot detected pressure,
stretch and movement.
Read More
Oprah and Reflexology
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, Columbia
University did reflexology on Oprah Winfrey's Show.
Read More
A really nice email
A reader wrote a very nice email on
Reflexology: Health at Your Fingertips
Read More
Reflexology Deck
We just received an advanced copy of the
Reflexology Deck done from Reflexology:Health at Your
Fingertips.
...You can tuck a few cards
in your bag or briefcase to use when you have some free time.
Read More
Leg muscle disease
I can't say it will specifically help you but it
is worth a shot.
Read More
Practitioner needing assistance
I don't know if you can offer any advice. Each
time I carry out a treatment I am experiencing very bad back ache. I have tried
using my Lafuma chair or my massage couch and still half way through the
treatment my back begins to ache and I feel very
uncomfortable.
Read More
Reflexology has been accepted as a part of Primary Medical Care in a
federally funded HIV/AIDS Grant
Primary Medical Care in a federally
funded HIV/AIDS Grant
From April 2005 through to the present, the
Northeast Holistic Center Belleville NJ has been assisting the HIV/AIDS
Community in the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area under the Ryan White Title I
Federal Grant with Reflexology and other natural therapies.
Read More
Manchester News Online
It is nice when a reporter actually catches your
thoughts.
Read More
That Greek to me
Reflexology:Health at Your
Fingertips
Read More
Hot Spot on the Foot
On the top of the right foot round about the
middle (where your chart indicates green for Upper back) I often get a burning
feeling over a small circular area there.
Read More
Barbara and Kevin Kunz to do Dr. Roizen's radio show
Barbara and Kevin Kunz to do Dr. Roizen's radio
show July 17, 2006 On July 29 th at 6:03 PM EST Barbara and Kevin are going to
be interviewed by Dr. Roizen on his radio show, You, The Owner's
Manual.
Read More
Hand and Foot Interactive Charts Have Gone Live
Hand and Foot Interactive Charts have gone live.
To celebrate the publication of Hand Reflexology DK's Graham Todd has produced
these real cool interactive charts.... Hand and Foot Interactive
Charts.
Read More
Hand Reflexology: Simple Routines for Health and Relaxation
We are looking forward to the release of
Hand Reflexology: Simple Routines for
Health and Relaxation which takes place on
July 3rd.
And the Hand Reflexology
Interactive Chart goes live July 6th.
Read More
My arches have fallen and I can't get them up
A high arch can develop what is called a "foot
fault" and collapse in response to stress. The change of weight bearing that
goes on during a pregnancy is just the sort of demand that can cause this
problem.
Read More
Sore the next day
..."One size does not fit all" is the way we say
it. You need a variable pressure to accommodate different
people.
Read More
Curling toes
It is common to curling of the toes that there
is stress in this area. The curling is a subconcious attempt to lessen the load
on the sensitive areas under foot.
Read More
Left eye keeps twitching
My friend's left eye keeps twitching.
Another person suffers from both twitching of the eye and twitching of the 2nd
toe of the left foot. Can reflexology help?
Read More
Reflexology in Egypt, History Rewritten
Yes, history can be rewritten. Some
twenty-five years after Ed and Ellen Case of southern California discovered the
pictograph of work on feet and hands in Egypt, Dr. John F. Nunn becomes the
first Egyptologist to acknowledge the pictograph as reflexology.
Read More
Itichy foot
Is the right itchy instep
of my right foot - a warning of
something
going on
inside?
Read More
New World of Reflexology Research
To me this may be one of the most important
series of reflexology research to date. Read the latest Reflexions and find out
why.
Read More
Princess Diana & Letters to Her Reflexologist
Latest edition of Reflexions
Read More
Princess Diana & Letters to Her Reflexologist
This is an older news story but it brings up very
troubling questions of confidentiality. Discuss it at the Reflexology
Community.
Read More
5 Million Reflexologists
The government of China is estimating that there
are over 5 million Chinese reflexologists.
Read More
Gut problem
I have a client who has several problems but the
main one I feel is her gut problem as it upsets her.
Read More
Nike goes barefoot- Is a "reflexology shoe" next?
Now, Nike Inc. is trying to sell runners on a new
shoe that mimics running barefoot on grass - a concept that runs counter to the
last three decades of shoe technology and is already prompting widespread debate
among runners. The philosophy behind the Free is that running barefoot
strengthens tiny muscles in the foot that typically atrophy inside more
protective running shoes.
Read More
MS and reflexology
I have worked with several MS people with good
results.
Read More
Sensitive feet
I always say you shouldn't fly solo. I tell
people that areas being sore is not always a sign of ill health.... But since
these stress cues have persist it is not a bad area to get a check
up.
...It isn't your job to find out
what is wrong medically.
Read More
CNN and Cobblestone Mats
CNN just did an extensive report on Cobblestone
Walking
Read More
Better facilities for playground in Kepong Baru
I will take a reflexology path with that.
Reflexology paths becoming the norm in
Malaysia
Read More
Hey I invent this... of course that was last Thursday
Graduate Engineers Design
A 'Smart' Ankle Brace To Reduce Falls Of The
Elderly
...This vibration helps the wearer
change position or shift balance to avoid a fall in much the same way that
sensory nerves provide correctional feedback to the brain.
Read More
Reflexology and Stroke
I am looking to find some information about the
treatment of stroke patients with Reflexology,
Read More
Great, something new to worry about
(LOUISVILLE) -- The Louisville man charged with
kidnapping a woman in his illegal taxi and taking pictures of her feet may have
had several other victims.... Chief Wayne Hall says Jackson was a wanted man on
campus from 1997 through 2001 because he was targeting women in the library.
"He was telling females he was doing research on reflexology and asking them if
he could measure their feet," Hall said. Hall says it was difficult to charge
Jackson with a crime because the women usually consented to the fake
study.
Read More
Reflexions June Issue
Reflexions June Issue is Out
Read More
Reflexology for prisoners?
A new prison in Peterborough has advertised for
two part-time holistic therapists to provide inmates with a range of treatments
like those offered at health and beauty salons.
Read More
Reflexology charts and maps Why do they differ?
After all isn't this like an anatomical
chart?
...Reflexology charts are more
about connections between body parts versus anatomical structures.
Read More
Wed - January 31, 2007
Kids, Hands and Technology
Kids hands are under attacked from a variety of
technological directions from keyboards to texting to video games.
Posted at 04:02 PM
Read More
Sat
- August 19, 2006
Massage license requirement
Can you please tell me how I can find out what
States Reflexology is legal without a license?
Posted at 07:22 AM
Read More
Wed - July 5, 2006
Infertility and Reflexology
Is there more where I can
read both about treating and being treated
for
infertility?
Posted at 01:21 PM
Read More
Tue - June 6, 2006
Wall Street Journal: Is Barefoot Better?
There are sophisticated sensors in the bottom of
the feet called proprioceptors.... They provide feedback from the terrain under
the foot. More feedback and the system becomes more efficient and healthier.
Posted at 07:43 AM
Read More
Sat
- March 25, 2006
Crystals in the heart area
Charts aren't all the answer. When you say there
are "stress cues" in the heart area that does not account for the areas in the
upper back as well. An injury to the upper back may reflect similar stress
cues.
Posted at 09:23 AM
Read More
Thu - March 16, 2006
March Issue of Reflexions
Reflexology Research of
Project
VOLUME 27, NUMBER 1, MARCH, 2006
Editors: Barbara
and Kevin Kunz
© 2006 Kunz and Kunz
Reflexology
Research of Post operative Pain Reduction
Method: Sixty patients of
general surgery were randomly assigned to a control group or a reflexology
group. All were given the "required quantity of standard drugs such as NSAID
(Diclofenac and Opioids (Pethidine and Fentanyl)." Fifteen to twenty minutes of
foot reflexology work was applied to the treatment group.
Results:
"This study show a decrease of the quantity of pain killers in Group I (foot
reflexology) to less than 50% in comparison with Group II
(control)."
Dr. Shweta Choudhary PhD (Dept of Biophysis), Dr. Guresh
Kumar, Dr. Kulwant Singh (Dept. of Biostatistics), All-India Institute of
Medical Science, New Delhi, India
Reflexology Research of Fatigue and
Insomnia in (Coal worker) Pneumoconiosis Patients
Purpose: The
purpose of this study was to determine the effects of foot reflexology on
fatigue and insomnia in patients suffering from coal workers'
pneumoconiosis.
Method:This study was a quasi-experimental study of
pre-test and post-test design in a non-equivalent control group. The subjects of
this study consisted of both the experimental group of twenty-nine and the
control group of thirty coal workers' pneumoconiosis patients. Data was
collected from December 10, 2002 to February 15, 2003. Foot reflexology was
performed for 60 minutes twice a week through five weeks in the experimental
group, but none in the control group. To evaluate the effects of foot
reflexology, the scores of fatigue and insomnia were measured before and after
the experiment in both groups. Fatigue was evaluated by Fatigue Symptoms
Inventory. Insomnia was measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS). Data of
this experiment was analyzed by Chi-square test, t-test, unpaired t-test and
Repeated Measures ANOVA with the SAS Program.
"Results: The scores of
fatigue and insomnia decreased in the experimental group but not in the control
group. There was a significant difference of fatigue and insomnia between the
two groups.
"Conclusion: It is suggested that foot reflexology might
have beneficial effects on reducing fatigue and insomnia in patients suffering
from coal workers' pneumoconiosis, and can be recommended as a nursing
intervention program for patients with coal workers'
pneumoconiosis."
Lee, YM, Sohmg, KY (Dept. of Nursing, Kangwom
Tourism College, ymlee6505@hanmail.net),"The Effects of Foot Reflexology on
Fatigue and Insomnia in Patients Suffering from Coal Workers' Pneumoncomiosis,"
Taehan Knaho Hakhoe Chi (Korean language), 2005, Dec;35(7):1221-8, PMID:
16418548
Reflexology Research of Post operative Pain Reduction
Can reflexology effect postoperative
pain?
Posted at 01:28 PM
Read More
Mon - March 13, 2006
Re: Foot surgery and reflexology
In reflexology theory anything in the same zone
can effect another part of the zone. I can't give you any research to back this
up.... but the theory seems to hold up over the thirty odd years I have done
reflexology.
...I didn't make the
connections until years later while doing reflexology. The toe had actually
been compressed into what we consider the shoulder
area.
Your operation is in the region
of the upper back and shoulder
region.
...There are years of research
and study ahead of us but I think after awhile mysteries like you described will
become clearer.
Posted at 06:52 AM
Read More
Mon - February 13, 2006
Sensitive Feet
The smallest of smooth little pebble will bring
great pain.... What does this problem suggest and what would you recommend I do
to improve my tolerance.
Posted at 04:10 PM
Read More
Mon - February 6, 2006
Bell's Palsy
I spent a lot of time around the big toe joint,
the joint next to the base of the nail. From my limited study the swelling of
this first joint is pronounced . I just focused on seeking out the both the
swelling and the tender areas embedded in the swelled areas. I kept working on
particularly the sides of the big toe. Also the base of the toe is important as
well since you mentioned the 7th. Again work all around the
toe.
...On Jan 31, 2006, at 3:06 PM,
Struve Family wrote: Hi, my husband is suffering with Bell's Palsy and I'm
wondering where to massage on the foot to help that. I am told the C-7 of the
spinal cord is where the trauma occurred that perhaps led him to be susceptible
to Bell's....
Posted at 08:20 AM
Read More
Sun - November 27, 2005
Pacemakers and reflexology
My mom is 80 years old had pacemaker put in because
she was suffering from irregular heart beat and dizziness. She believes in
reflexology, can she receive regular reflexology after having the pacemaker
placed in her body?
Posted at 03:16 PM
Read More
Tue - October 4, 2005
Stroke and reflexology
Hi i'm Roger i would like to know which part of
the reflex point to be massage for a stroked person, and how often do you have
to give the massage.
Posted at 09:23 AM
Read More
Mon - September 19, 2005
Odema and reflexology
A client who suffers oedema of the ankles due to
inguinal node damage has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She has
been prescribed Zyprexa but it is causing weight gain and frequent oedema. She
has fortnightly visits to the Dr. The weight gain is bothering her at the moment
as is the oedema. I was wondering how frequently I could use reflexology on her
for the oedema.
...I would think quite
frequently unless there is another condition that would require caution. The
other key question is how is the kidney area. The lymphatics can carry the
fluid out but the kidneys are necessary to expel the excess
fluid.
...She can help with self help
as well.... Have her grasp with her fingers the swollen part of the ankle, Then
have her rotate her foot. This applies pressure to the foot in an easy
way.
...Because you can frequently see
results right away it is self rewarding.
Posted at 07:32 AM
Read More
Fri - August 19, 2005
Ancestors wore shoes some 26,000 years ago
The first supportive footwear came into use in
western Eurasia between 26,000 and 30,000 years ago,
Posted at 07:00 AM
Read More
Fri - August 5, 2005
Self help reflexology versus having someone work on you
Because the brain is interested in novel
information, it tends to discount sensations that result directly from our own
actions, such as when we touch one part of our body with another.
Posted at 07:45 AM
Read More
Thu - August 4, 2005
Space Station Astronaut Records Muscle Activity for Study
FOOT will characterize the load placed on lower
extremities during daily activities on the Space Station, and then examine how
an in-flight exercise routine could prevent muscle atrophy and bone loss
associated with space flight.
Posted at 06:19 AM
Read More