Reflexology
works on points in your feet, hands and head.
Reflexology is a misunderstood spa treatment. Most people think it's a
foot massage, and unfortunately, some spa therapists treat it like that. It's also widely thought to be an ancient Chinese treatment.
While it certainly owes a debt to the past, reflexology as a treatment
modality was developed in America in the 20th century.
Reflexology massage London is a spa treatment where the therapist works on reflex
points on your feet, hands, and ears that are thought to relate to
specific organs and glands in the body.
Stimulating those points with finger
pressure promotes health in those organs and glands via the body's
energetic pathways.
When done by a skilled practitioner, reflexology is a deeply relaxing
treatment with benefits that can be felt throughout the body. The therapist
will use various techniques that include holds, finger pressure, kneading,
rotation and rubbing.
The Effect of
Reflexology Should Be Felt Throughout the Body.
The best massage therapists in London also include hands and feet as part of the
reflexology treatment, and you should feel an effect through the entire body.
If the therapist is less skilled or inadequately trained, you'll just feel like
you've had a very long foot massage.
Reflexology massage London can be a good treatment choice for people who want to keep
their clothes on during a massage. It is also a good choice if you are pressed
for time and don't want to get oil on your body or in your hair.
You should ask what kind of specific training
or certification the therapist has in reflexology. Any massage
therapist or aesthetician, who are both licensed to work on the
body, can legally give you "reflexology" even though they've had
minimal training. It's better to get reflexology from someone who has been
though a specific reflexology training and certification program.
Reflexology was first developed in the United
States in the early 20th century, and was called "zonal therapy" in
its earliest incarnations. It is based on the theory that the body is divided
into ten zones running longitudinally from head to toe -- five on each side of
the body.
Practitioners believe that pressure on reflex points on the foot or
hand will affect body organs in the same zone.
In recent years, reflexology practitioners
have begun to incorporate the acupressure techniques of Traditional Chinese
Medicine (T.C.M.) into their work. Although reflexology is based on the theory
of "zones" instead of T.C.M.'s theory of "meridians" or
energy pathways, both treatments are based on the principle that working on
specific points can bring about a therapeutic effect in other parts of the
body.
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