Reflexology question! please help!?

[☆karinâ˜â€]

Where can i massage on the foot to help the stomach area? My wife's stomach hurts a lot at night and i was wondering where i can massage it to help that out? and whats the best way to massage it?

Also when im massaging the toxins out, whats the best way to help the exit the body?

 

[Stef Von B]

When you look at your wife's feet, see the body in it. Everything on the feet follows the body from toes to heel. The tops of the toes are brain points, the heels are your intestines and colon. The point where your foot makes a "point" between the arch and padding is your solar plexus. Just below that is your stomach/kidney area. Always always always always massage in a clockwise direction, that will help release the toxins and get everything flowing. I would massage the stomach area AND the intestines to get things moving. I hope this makes sense...I will refer a site that maps out the foot! Hope she feels better!

Additional Info: To the person who says massage therapists are not reflexologists...many of us are trained in reflexology because it IS a form of massage therapy. There are so many different forms of massage, it's impossible to limit yourself to just one technique. In every massage I do, I incorporate the feet. The benefits of working the feet are numerous. The person below me has a wonderful answer, she is definately right in that water is a huge part of releasing toxins.

 

[Milk Maid]

great answer and link above, I would only add on the "getting the toxins out" part that drinking water (pref. pure or spring water) can help immeasurable. Also, since the stomach and digestive tract are heavily innervated with nerve cells, a classic "nervous stomach" can often be helped a great deal by deep breathing, positive visualization, chamomile tea, etc.

 

[mazy_bird]

Reflexology isn't a form of massage, but you can use pressure point techniques over the reflex areas. I would actually recommend that you get a good self-help book and ask your Reflexologist for some tips. There are all kinds of digestive disorders so working specific points, durations and frequency all come to question. Try using an interactive chart until you can get some self-help tips from your Reflexologist: http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/features/reflexology/extract.html