Massage Pressure Points For Quick Relief By: Vida Humphreys

Reflexology is the process of using pressure points on your hands, feet, head, and back. Each pressure point is in conjunction to various body parts inside the body as well as outside. The benefits of reflexology are to help relieve illnesses by massaging certain reflex points. For instance, in your face, your sinuses are controlled by massaging around your cheek bones and the bridge of the nose; there is also a pressure point on the very top of your head that will relieve sinus pressure.

The practice of reflexology has been used for thousands of years in the Eastern Countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, and Tibet and made popular in the Western world by Reflexology experts. The success of reflexology comes from knowing what the symptoms of an illness are as well as what part of the body is causing it. So it is a good idea to know a little bit about anatomy, but this is not really necessary. Reflexology goes as far back as the Egyptians, as there are hieroglyphs on the walls of the Pyramids, which depict slaves using reflexology on their masters.

There are over 200 common afflictions that can be relieved and even stopped by using reflexology. Using the techniques of reflexology can relieve depression, relax you, and can relieve anxiety. They are so relaxing that they can actually put a person to sleep.

These pressure points use the central nervous in order to relax pressure built up in another part of the body. Using hand reflexology techniques (or any reflexology technique that you like best), on the hands, from the 1st knuckle back to the middle knuckle will help relieve tension in your neck. If you have a headache try messaging the tips of the fingers, you should start feeling some relief in just a few seconds. Most headaches are caused by tension, and most tension is in the shoulders, using foot reflexology, the area on the top of the foot right at the base of the toes and around each toe are the pressure points that will relieve the tension from your shoulders, and neck area. In the arch of each foot contain the pressure points for the colon, kidney, stomach, liver, and gall bladder.

Everyone has been taught in science class that the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, and the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. The central nervous system also controls many parts of the body both inside and out.

Reflexology is not used by regular medical doctors; however, even some specialist will refer people with certain troubles to a chiropractor. Chiropractors use the techniques of reflexology along with x-rays, and other medical technologies to help relieve certain ailments.

There is no actual proof that science can find that warrants the effectiveness of reflexology, however, they do know it works. The numerous people that do believe and farther than that "know it works”, are all very happy with the results. The benefits of reflexology are beyond compare. Reflexology will work wonders for you and any one in your family. You can even apply these techniques from facial reflexology on your pet's face and body; they love a good message as much as we do.

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