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 Reflexology & Maternity Reflexology in Derby, Derbyshire Maintain a Healthy Mind and Body, the Natural Way! What is Reflexology?Reflexology deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands that correspond to all organs, glands and parts of the body. It is the palpation of the thumbs and fingers on these reflexes through a system of zones that link particular reflexes with particular organs that helps to stimulate the body’s healing processes and to allow the client to achieve physical and emotional well-being. Reflexology is an holistic non-invasive therapy where the Relexologist sees the client as a whole as the body is not one individual part but made up of many systems. When the body is unbalanced following illness, stress or injury, energy pathways become blocked and prevent the body from functioning properly. Reflexology helps remove these blockages allowing the energy to flow freely again thus encouraging healing and creating wellbeing. What does Reflexology do?Relieves stress and tension
Improves nerve function and blood supply
Strengthens the immune system and restores and maintains a healthy balance in mind and body.
Reflexology has been known to help with:
Neck and Back pain
Pre and Post Surgery
Stress/Tension/Depression
Minor ailments during Pregnancy
Infertility
Skin conditions e.g Psoriasis
Insomnia
High blood pressure
Endometriosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Asthma
Numbness in the feet
Swelling
Sinus problems
Headaches/migraines and much much more....
(Reflexology may help any condition caused by an imbalance within the body and its systems)
Who can benefit from Reflexology?
Reflexology can be helpful to people of all ages, from young children to the elderly, although a shorter treatment will be carried out for children/elderly and the pressure will be lighter.
Reflexology has also been known to provide vital relaxation to the terminally ill. However, you do not need to have anything wrong with you to enjoy reflexology.
M A T E R N I T Y
R E F L E X O L O G Y
Pre-pregnancy
Reflexology has been known to be extremely helpful to couples trying to conceive. It works to achieve balance within the body, calm and relax the client and improve nerve and blood supply.
Treatments prior to conception would include additional work on the reflexes relating to the endocrine system to stimulate hormone production and also the reproductive system reflexes.
It is recommended that both the partners have regular Reflexology to ensure that they are in optimum condition and fertility levels are maximised.
A treatment during ovulation can be extremely helpful.
Ante-natal
During pregnancy, women can find Reflexology to be very relaxing, helping them to maintain health and well-being. The treatment can also help to cope with the change in hormone levels within the body, encourage the efficient removal of bodily waste, encourage fluid balance, maintain strength, keep joints supple and maintain support, promote growth and energise.
It is also particularly useful for easing morning sickness or feelings of nausea, reducing swelling in the ankles and feet due to fluid retention and easing discomfort such as back ache and skin irritations.
The unborn baby also enjoys Reflexology and it is common for it to become very active during a treatment.
Reflexology can also be used during childbirth for pain relief and to speed up labour. Ladies who experience Reflexology throughout their pregnancy often report a much shorter labour and less need for intervention.
Post-natal
Reflexology can bring great benefit to Mothers straight after the birth. The treatment helps to rebalance the body after a lot of physical and emotional changes.
The treatment can help to ease muscle fatigue and discomfort, help the body to adjust to hormonal changes, assist the body to excrete waste and fluid, encourage milk flow and help establish breast feeding, ease tension, encourage rest and help balance emotions.
History of Reflexology
Reflexology has been practiced for over 4000 years by Egyptians, Chinese and Indian cultures. Evidence for this is shown in a physician’s tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. It is believed that this form of healing spread from Egypt via the Roman Empire.
In early 1900 Dr. Joe Shelby-Riley and Dr. William Fitzgerald discovered “Zone Therapy”, the application of pressure on certain points (reflexes) which would relieve pain in a corresponding area. Eunice Ingham, a Physiotherapist who worked closely with Dr. Shelby-Riley was fascinated by the concept of Zone Therapy and started developing her foot reflex theory in the early 1930’s. To protect her teachings and her writings the International Institute of Reflexology® was formed which is dedicated to teaching the Ingham Method only.
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