Handheld reflexology is an ancient practice that helps to alleviate many ailments, from back pain to cellulite . Let's find out better
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What is handheld reflexology?
Reflexology or reflexology means a practice of alternative medicine consisting of stimulating, through a particular massage or touch, areas of the body called reflex points. The technique of hand reflexology or palmar reflexology dates back to 5000 years ago, practiced both in India and in China, as well as in ancient Egypt .
The master founder of modern palm reflexology as a discipline is considered William H. Fitzgerald, the American doctor who, in 1872, realized that by exerting pressure on some parts of the body he was able to perform small operations on the nose and throat without need of anesthesia.
The same traced a longitudinal map of the human body, from the fingers and toes to the top of the head, experimenting with hand massage in various cases.
How does it work?
The palmar reflexology, like the reflexology of the foot, believes that there is a charge of vital energy that passes longitudinally through the nerve channels, the first condition of good health. Every obstacle and block to this energy is the cause of a change in the physiological balance and the functionality of the organism .
There is a real zonal map of the hand, so that in every point, fingertip, base of the fingers, phalanges and base of the thumb, or back, for example, one can exert pressure and a massage that goes to stimulate the various parts of the matching body.
The organs that are stimulated in the hand to restore the good health of the human body are, on the back and both for the right hand and for the left hand, the mouth, the teeth, the inner nose, the throat, the larynx and the trachea, the bronchi, the thoracic cage, the breast, the groin, the uterine tubes and the vas deferens . In the palm of the hand we find: the head, with all the glands and the organs of the face.
The joints are also found here: shoulder, arm, leg, hip, and central organs, stomach, diaphragm, duodenum, pancreas, liver (right hand), gall bladder (right hand), intestine and colon (right and left). Still appendix, rectum, anus, heart, thyroid spleen, vetrebre, back and so on.
Once the point has been identified, firm and energetic pressure must be exercised with the thumb or the other fingers, accompanied by a slow and deep, regular and constant rotation, clockwise on the right hand and counterclockwise on the left; the pressure to exercise is subjective and, in the case of pain, depends on the personal ability to endure.
If the point hurts, it means that you are touching the right area, and that the action of the massage begins to take effect.
What ailments cure handheld reflexology
The palmar reflexology identifies the surfaces or reflex points connected with muscles and organs and goes to act on them. Some organs are found only on one side of the body (such as the heart and the liver) and therefore the reflex points will be found only on one of the two hands.
The diversity that characterizes human beings also characterizes the size and shape of the hands, which is why the exact pressure point can be identified without any margin of error only by experts in the field, reflexologists and therapists.
According to supporters of this complementary technique, reflexology can be used as a method of energy investigation and to prevent and resolve many types of disorders; first of all it stimulates the natural self-healing of the body itself, not only stopping the suppression of symptoms, but bringing the whole organism back to a state of balance and harmony .
Reflexology deals with various ailments: from headache, to menstrual cycle disorders, neck pain, spinal pain and back pain, awakens the lazy intestine, fights the effects of stress on the immune system, fights symptoms of anxiety and discomfort psychological.
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Who is handheld reflexology for?
This technique has no particular contraindications: they can have babies treated like old people, healthy people like serious patients. The only warning is for pregnant women, especially at risk, who must rely only on an expert reflexologist to reap the best benefits and prepare adequately for childbirth.
The reflexology also thanks to the active participation of the person concerned who must become aware of his lifestyle and make changes where necessary. It can be used as a single remedy or be complementary to other natural techniques or therapies of official medicine, such as allopathy, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, so as to amplify the effects of medicines and treatments.
The law in Italy and abroad
Reflexology is part of those alternative treatments and practices that are the subject of regulations and laws that are still not very regulated, always being finalized, depending on the region.
Tuscany and Lombardy are among the regions in which more courses and professionalism are accredited. If you choose a handheld reflexology course, you enter the profession of "Holistic Operator of Postural and Holistic Massage" wellness, an accredited reflexologist, for example, SIAF.
Associations and reference bodies
Today there are many schools and associations that, together with yoga, offer treatments like plantar reflexology or other alternative practices and begin to include in their programs real courses and practices concerning the reflexology of the hand.
They are schools that usually inspire and teach ancient Chinese massage or Indian reflexology. As always, the important thing is to choose and to know if the masters are really accredited because, as often happens, even in this sector they can hide pitfalls and profiteers. An Italian school, for example, is the Institute of Manual Sciences in Bologna.
