Reflexology is a form of massage in which pressure is applied to specific points of the feet or hands in order to promote deep relaxation which may assist healing elsewhere in the body.
It is extremely relaxing, enabling the body to work naturally to restore its own healthy balance.
What Conditions Can it Help?
Reflexology may assist in a wide range of acute and chronic conditions, including:
Back pain
Headaches
Joint pain
Sleep disorders
Hormonal imbalances
Sports injuries
Digestive disorders
Stress related conditions
or maybe you are just in need of some relaxation and time for yourself.
Click on the symbol below to link to an interactive footmap, showing which areas of the feet correspond to each part of the body.
Reflexology may assist in a wide range of acute and chronic conditions, including:
or maybe you are just in need of some relaxation and time for yourself.
Click on the symbol below to link to an interactive footmap, showing which areas of the feet correspond to each part of the body.
History of Reflexology
Pictorial evidence of reflexology has been found from as far back as 2500BC, in Egypt. Modern reflexology developed from the work of Dr William Fitzgerald, an eminent American surgeon, who discovered that by applying pressure to certain areas of the body he could anaesthetise other areas some distance away. This became known as zone therapy. Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist, developed zone therapy and began working on the feet to achieve the same effect. She mapped the feet, showing the corresponding areas of the body, and called her therapy "reflexology".
Pictorial evidence of reflexology has been found from as far back as 2500BC, in Egypt. Modern reflexology developed from the work of Dr William Fitzgerald, an eminent American surgeon, who discovered that by applying pressure to certain areas of the body he could anaesthetise other areas some distance away. This became known as zone therapy. Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist, developed zone therapy and began working on the feet to achieve the same effect. She mapped the feet, showing the corresponding areas of the body, and called her therapy "reflexology".