Back Pain and Reflexology

BACK PAIN RELIEVED WITH REFLEXOLOGY

Back pain can respond very well to reflexology. I find the degree of success relates toseveral issues. Often the back pain is a referred pain from another area and the back aches because the person is walking or holding themselves differently to compensate. The deep relaxation that reflexology gives to the whole body will often be enough to relieve both the source tension - say in the neck - and the painful area of the back - often between the should blades if the neck is the problem.

Deep relaxation of muscles along the neck and spine is achieved by working UNDER and along the bony arch of the foot for several minutes. Clients often find this even more relaxing than a direct body massage.

It is also said that reflexology helps reduce inflammation, this can mean pressure on the nerves causing the pain is often relieved as well, and pain is eased.

A reflexology technique that works well is to thumb walk very slowly along the spine reflex on the foot, asking the client to say when the most painful point (on the foot) is reached. It may take several passes for the client to pinpont the exact spot. Gentle, steady pressure is then applied to this point until the client says the discomfort (on the foot) is fading.

I had a particular success recently when a pregnant client was suffering from pain in the cervical spine. She descibed it as been right under her bra fastening. I used the technique above and the client could not believe the pain had totally gone after the reflexology treatment. And it had not returned by the next treatment. I have to admit this was an especially rapid response and I was as delighted as the client.

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