Some Important Tips For Your First Reflexology Session

Many of us would agree that most illnesses of today are actually caused by our stressed lifestyle and more people are becoming a victim of back pain, headaches, constipation, IBS and insomnia.  To combat with such painful pains there is an amazing solution that can do wonders to your dying body and that is reflexology. However, there are professionals who are offering reflexology sessions in Dubai, but they are mostly hard to access at least for people like me who are always busy with travelling. For busy people, I am sharing some DIY reflexology tips that can ease your pain.

Here are some DIY tips that can help you reap the benefits of reflexology at home.

 

Beat stress:

To release stress and give yourself a healthy dose of energy and to beat stress, focus on applying pressure on areas that are linked to adrenal glands – it will stimulate the glands that help in regulating metabolism, reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure and motivate sluggish intestines. For better stimulation, massage the middle inner sides of your hands or feet.

 

Mood lifter:

If you are stressed and want a quick mood boost then it is essential to bring the balance of your endocrine system by working on the pituitary gland and hypothalamus reflexes. To stimulate them, all you need to do is, massage on your both thumbs or both toes, paying special attention to the widest part of both toes or thumbs (this area is more sensitive). It is better to move your hands around small areas too to keep the relaxation levels high.

 

Mental clarity:

Reflexology can give you a mental clarity and for this you need to apply pressure on the thyroid gland. For this start applying pressure on your thumb to walk around the base of your big toe or thumb. This area is also used to reduce weight, fluctuating heartbeat, dry skin, cholesterol levels and nervousness. This gland is also associated with ovary health (called a third ovary) that has been known to have a strong impact on women’s health.

 

Reduce tension:

Stress is an ultimate reason of various illnesses and for this you need to massage your reflex point which correlates with your nervous system. Spinal cords are responsible for sending messages back and forth between the brain and the body while the spinal nerves connect to the body’s organs, structure and glands. Abnormal pressure or stress causes pressure on the spinal nerve and affects its performance. To release the tension roll finger over the tips of your big toes and massage the inside of the foot. This will not help release stress on a spine but also relieve headaches, PMS and constipation.

 

Alertness:

Reflexology can help you in attaining your overall health and it will also help in boosting your alertness. People who are suffering from chronic stress can also benefit for reflexology sessions.

Reflexology Is Relaxing, But Does It Really Works

Reflexology is a very popular alternative therapy, especially in Dubai spas and massage centers. Anyone who has ever experienced a reflexology session in Dubai must understand how relaxing reflexology is and how it will rejuvenate your skills. Reflexologists when massage our feet, we sometimes feel slight pain in our feet, but eventually the result is ‘simply awesome’.

During a reflexology session certain amount of pressure is applied to the feet of a patient, in order to heal a specific disease. A reflexologist looks for a specific power point, believing that it is linked to a body organ which is suffering from some kind of pain. However, sometimes reflexologists make fake assumptions (many have professionals admit that) especially when something abnormal is felt. They simply drag the patient into strange situations and apply reflexology, using the charts most probably present in their clinics.

 

Does it actually work?

Honestly, the treatment mostly gives relaxation and is considered enjoyable, however, the assumption are nonsensical for two reasons:

Firstly:  There are no connected nerves or any other connection between a body organ and foot.

Secondly:  The map mostly followed by reflexologists generally differs with each other and mostly a contradiction of the statement is observed among reflexologists. They can get confused with which area corresponds to which organ. Thus, inconsistencies are observed in the realm of reflexologists.

However, reflexology supporters are still with the satisfactory results and believe that their assumptions are right, but science must be wrong or have fewer studies so far. The reason is that they believe patient receives the goodness of this healing treatment. After all, they pay bucks for one session and they have to get the results in any way.

Most reflexologists believe in an opinion gathered from a UK based experiment, where 8 reflexology specialists were asked to treat almost 25 conditions including with cancer and AIDS. Collectively, the organization felt that 22 out of 25 conditions responded to reflexology, but we should remember it was an opinion based on observation and has no scientific proof.

Although many can assume that this is just a difference of opinion, but we have some clinical studies to prove our point. For instance, reflexology is applied on menopausal patients, but it has no effect on them. In addition to that, we have a systematic review to evaluate 23 different conditions, where wide range of conditions showed poor methodological results. Nine randomized clinical trials (RCTs) generated negative findings. Moreover, 8 RCTs suggested that reflexology is effective for conditions like premenstrual syndrome, multiple sclerosis, cancer, diabetes, dementia and idiopathic detractor. These studies can be claimed as bias, however, they actually provide us diligent clinical evidence that reflexology is not an effective medical treatment. So, we believe that it is extremely beneficial for people to know that reflexology Dubai may be very relaxing, but it is not a medical treatment.

Reflexology Dubai – Advantages

Reflexology refers to providing relief towards the feet with innovative massage therapies. The main advantages of reflexology Dubai are that it helps in treatment of any sort of pain in the body and other psychological issues. Reflexology also provides various solutions for all sorts of individuals irrespective of their age group. The process of reflexology involves a special massage therapy in which many pressure points are targeted. In Dubai, receiving a massage is a very common tradition and almost all the people residing their visit massage centers regularly. Each of them has their own reasons for receiving these therapies but the most common one is body aches.
This treatment is very popular amongst the general public of Dubai. The reason behind it is that the therapy is fast and is of no hassle. The people of Dubai prefer reflexology and many other massage therapies over going for medicinal treatment as it are more cost saving and time saves as well. People of Dubai highly believe in this concept and the tourists have adopted it as well. Massages are now extremely popular all over Dubai. They provide huge amounts of profits therefore massage centers have opened up in every nook and corner of Dubai. For the working class of Dubai, the best way to spend an evening off is to visit the massage center. Reflexology and many other massage therapies are practiced there.

 

Advantages:

There are various advantages which are provided to the customers through this therapy. Some of them are described as follows:

 

1.    Helps in stress reduction:

This massage helps in making a person feel relaxed and helps in reduction of stress levels in the body. This is an ideal situation for every client. As he feels more relaxed and calm, he instantly forgets about the worries and problems of his life.

 

2.    Overall health:

Through reflexology, the overall health of a client becomes better. As the concept of this treatment is related to energy flows (“chi”) and meridians, it is believed that the blockages of meridians are prevented leading towards better health for an individual. If there are no blockages, energy flows freely throughout the body.

 

3.    Body aches:

This is the prime advantage provided by massage therapies. All of them help in the treatment of clients who suffer from body aches. The aim of massage therapies is to make them feel so fresh that they instantly forget about their body pains. Many people prefer this treatment over going to the doctor as massage therapies have no side effects whatsoever. On the other hand pain killers do have side effects.

 

4.    Depression and anxiety:

Reflexology also helps in the treatment of psychological issues like depression and anxiety. A person feels calm and relaxed after a massage and this lifts his mood as well. He feels charged up and has energy to face the problems of the world.