Reflexology For Head Aches The most widely used canvas for reflexology is the foot, probably because reflexology sessions often happen between two people, the reflexologist and the patient. Yet it would be helpful to note that the hands have the same reflexology map as the feet. Pressing on your own hand or palm is easier and more convenient especially if you are at work or out and about where you cannot possibly remove your shoes and massage your feet in public. And it is also believed that the energy flow in the body that goes into every cell does follow a path and this connects a number of organs and glands and there are pressure points present on the feet and the hands. And if the person feels pain, then these pressure points will suggest that the energy flow has been blocked. Some would say that reflexology bears some similarity with massage. Though there are similarities in applications, it should be reminded that technically the two are different. Just take a look at massage. When you are doing the massage, the force and touch is often applied to the muscles and the soft tissues of your body. This observation will allow us to have a more effective recall of all the pressure points in the map. When a full foot or hand massage is given it will be as if the entire body is being massaged and relaxed because all of its nerve ending are present on these two extremities. That is what makes reflexology a very effective method of inducing relaxation to its patients. A Typical Reflexology Session Reflexology is a good way to have a relaxing treatment that could possibly have a medically sound effect on one's health. It goes a long way back in history from different cultures and continents and principles are the same: pressure points on both hands and feet can ease tension when applied with correct amount of pressure. It is here when the practitioner will explain that reflexology is just a complementary therapy and that this will not solve all medical and health woes. This is the point where the person or patient can ask questions as well. How do you know if the therapy session is already starting? You will know it if the practitioner starts working on the feet, the hands and sometimes on the ears.