Get your feet to work
Reflexology is a Chinese massage modality that focuses on hands, feet and ears.By applying pressure to specific areas that correspond to organs of the body, the practitioner stimulates a healing response. A reflexology treatment will create a clear energy flow through the body. It is a relaxing way to heal and repair.
Feet only
At the Balmain Massage Centre, our practitioners focus on the reflex zones of the foot as indicated in the chart (click on it for a larger image):
By massaging the feet the therapist treats the body as a whole. Reflexology is an effective way to target specific organs and structures of the body when treating an ailment, especially when it is not advisable to treat the affected area directly - because of soreness, a healing process in place etc.
It is complementary to a remedial massage and is deeply relaxing.
It also repairs the tissues of the foot, which get a daily battering!
Each foot has:
- 26 bones
- 33 joints
- more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, and
- a network of blood vessels, nerves, skin and soft tissue.
These components work together to support your body and help you move. Your feet are a very important structure of the human body so it is important to take care of them!
Incorporate reflexology into your massage treatment
The Balmain Massage Centre offers full reflexology treatments ranging from 30 minutes to 90 minutes in length. We also offer split remedial massage / reflexology sessions where only a portion of a treatment is devoted to reflexology.When wanting a full reflexology treatment to address all systems of the body, a 45 minute to 90 minute session is advisable. The length of treatment depends on the number of conditions you are treating and the depth of treatment.
If addressing a specific ailment, such as lower back pain, splitting time between remedial massage and reflexology during a session may be more effective.
Watch Blaise's video on reflexology - what it is, how it started, what it can do for you:
