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It is a bit ironic that I just heard a story about this subject yesterday. I have a friend that travels to China several times a year for two weeks per trip for work. When he is in China, he normally purchases foot massages while he is in country. During his last trip, he was asked about his stomach issues by his massager. Please be aware that he never shared his story about an appendix eruption that sustained one month earlier with the woman.

This peaked my interest to research some information on pressure points and hands and feet.

Reflexology is actually a highly recognized form of therapy by some and is looked at as fraud by others. It is mainly used for stress reduction, relaxation, pain management, health enhancement and improved body function. The theory is that a massager utilizes pressure points on the feet, hands and ears to improve health functions, although there is really no scientific proof.

If you look into the history of China with reflexology, they tend to have the ideology that toxins are removed from the body through the feet and that is why if you ever visit Mainland China, you will find foot massage parlors on every street corner. Did you ever see those commercials on television about purchasing the foot pads that release all the toxins in your body over night? Same ideology. The Chinese and Koreans have used this theory for several hundred years although, I couldn't find scientific proof that there is any medical relevance behind the use of reflexology. Needless to say, any chance I can have to obtain a professional massage, I will certainly be entertained by the idea. It should not be used to cure, diagnose or prescribe any disease.

Cancer.org provides some information about reflexology here http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Reflexology.asp?sitea....

Hope this helps or at least you can rest assure that you received a good massage.

October 25, 2008 - 10:18am

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