Reflexology is a form of art that uses fingers and thumb techniques on certain key areas located on the hands and feet of the patient. Like when stepping on something, our feet sense this feeling through the nerve endings and sends it back to our brain and processes it as a painful or pleasurable experience. The same idea is also practiced by reflexology in healing and improving the condition of the body through the nerves or also known as energy pathways.

These energy pathways are connected from the hands and feet throughout the whole body through corresponding reflex areas. These reflex areas are vital in controlling the condition of the corresponding body parts of the patient’s body. Working on these key points is beneficial to the wellness of the patient’s body as it significantly improves not only the physical health but also the mental health of the patient. There were many studies conducted regarding the benefits of reflexology massage on many patients all over the world.

Reflexology s beneficial on both the mind and body condition of the patient. Both of these are tackled through the reflex areas usually worked on by licensed and skilled massage therapists. Different pressure is exerted on these key areas in order to obtain the desired strength of the massage therapy. However, the patient has all the freedom to inform the massage therapist how he or she feels regarding the pressure applied by the therapist on his or her hands and feet. For best result when having reflexology massage, request for a continuous or repeated targeting of your desired reflex areas that are responsible for treating the problem body part.

Unlike the other types of massage therapies that require a massage therapist in order to get the result you want, you can do reflexology massage by yourself as the hands and feet are accessible body parts of the body. It can be done anytime and anywhere as this type of massage therapy doesn’t require a massage bed or nudity. You can massage your hands frequently and work on the reflex areas that you prefer on a regular basis. You can also use materials to help on adding pressure during your reflexology massage therapy such as a golf ball for your hands and foot rollers designed for reflexology of the feet. Consistency is the main requirement of reflexology if you are serious on getting the best results.

Reflexology, being a simple and less complicated massage therapy that provides reflexology charts that are quite easy and basic to understand is a good addition to the regular medical care of almost anyone who can read. There are many research materials as well as the reflexology chart widely made available in the internet. There are also reflexology schools that offer and educate the practitioners of the effects and benefits of reflexology on the human body and health condition.

Reflexology basically relieves the body of stress and relaxes it by calming down the muscle and unclogging blocked pathways that make it hard for any individual to achieve a healthy physical and mental condition.

Author Bio: I write for TIR Massage Stone about performing hot stone massage therapy and obtaining a proper hot stone massage kit.

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