Practitioners at Gillingham Clinic
Therapy Introduction
Reflexology is a science which deals with the principle that
there are reflexes in the feet which relate to each an every
organ and all parts of the body. Stimulating these reflexes
properly can help cure many health problems in a natural way.
Reflexology is a serious advance in the health field and should
not be confused with massage.
Working on reflexes in the feet has been used for many thousands
of years by the Chinese. The Egyptians were using it as long
ago as 2330 B.C. The first person to research and develop
foot reflexology was Eunice Ingham. He was also the first
to write a book on the subject, in 1938, called "Stories The
Feet Can Tell". Eunice Ingham found the pressing certain parts
of the underside of the foot could relive pain and discomfort
in other parts of the body, and so the modern day science
of reflexology as we know it was born.
The Ingham method of reflexology is used primarily for relaxing
tension. It is known that at least 75% of disease is caused
by stress. Reflexology improves nerve and blood supply and
helps restore and maintain the body's natural balance. Reflexology
is a gentle passive form of treatment which helps over or
under active organs to regain their correct balance and so
restore the body to it's proper health.
Only the hands are used to give treatment, making it safe,
simple, and yet effective method without the use of gadgets.
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