Reflexology: How it can Help Cancer Patients?

Reflexology, and art of massage that can heal the body from within, rejuvenate it and strengthen the immune system. In most cases, a reflexologist uses a mapped chart, where reflex points are highlighted showing a connection between a reflex point and body organ.

But, this is not it; reflexology is much more than what we actually think, it has deeper penetration and can treat severe diseases, such as, diabetes and cancer.

What reflexology can do for cancer patients?

A recent study of reflexology offers the strongest evidence yet, that if done right it can treat cancer patients. According to the same study, reflexology Dubai, can help cancer patients in managing their symptoms and side effects of medicines on a regular basis. In fact, according to the study reflexology can be used a complimentary treatment to reduce side effects of medicines in cancer patients.

Reflexology is based on an idea of stimulating reflex points that are directly connected to body organs, muscles to treat a certain medical condition. The study conducted on the efficiency of reflexology involved 385 women undergoing chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to treat breast cancer at an advanced stage. The women were divided into three groups, where one group was treated by a trained reflexologist, a second group was given foot massage sessions, where it was meant to act as a placebo, while the last group was only treated with conventional medicines. The participants were surveyed after 5 and 11 weeks to check their symptoms and medical conditions.

The first group of cancer patients was observed to show a decline in breath shortness, a very common symptom of breast cancer. Perhaps, due to improved circulation and breathing they can perform their tasks on a daily routine. However, the effects are physical and not psychological, which means that it can affect positively.

The second group, where the ‘placebo’ foot massage was given, patients showed reduced levels of anxiety and stress, an unexpected result. Unlike the first group which was actually treated with a real foot massage. The discovery stunned the doctors and now they are researching on the effects of reflexology sessions given by a family member (who is trained by professional Reflexologists).

According to the same study, reflexology cannot treat or reduce the symptoms of pain and nausea (caused by chemotherapy), may be due to the high dosage of medicines provided to patients, reflexology failed to reduce their side effects.

Reflexology can treat cancer patients is still a question, researchers are struggling to find the answer, however, its efficiency in reducing the side effects and lower anxiety levels often caused by harsh cancer medicines and procedures.

Can Reflexology Treat Insomnia?

Alternative treatment of reflex points in hands, ears, and feet is known as reflexology and it is often used to treat stress, sleeplessness, pain or any other ailment. It is a common myth that many people consider reflexology another type of massage. However, the reality is pretty much different and reflexology is a properly documented way of treating different kinds of diseases. This is an ancient Chinese method to treat different type of diseases, but no its benefits are discovered by Europeans and Arabs. You can find some ultra-relaxing reflexology treatment in Dubai. 

A good night's sleep is all our body needs for revitalization, but our stressful lifestyle has disturbed our sleeping habits. Many of us cannot sleep for years; they need sedatives to fall asleep, which eventually act as a slow poison. Our body in most cases needs 5 to 8 hours of sound sleep to function properly, but for insomniac people it is not possible without any medications. So in this article we will try our best to find how reflexology, can treat insomnia, and can it be effective in treating it completely.

Insomnia treatment:

According to a recent study published leading health magazine that, one-third of Americans and European adults experience mild insomnia each year, while 10% to 20% are suffering from severe insomnia. For many people, insomnia is often subjected to sleep deprivation, but in reality there are serious problems are hidden. In the initial stages of insomnia it is hard to identify it, but if you find below mentioned symptoms, better to go for a treatment:

• You struggle in bed for more than 30 minutes wanting to sleep, but it's not possible for you.
• Night walks are often leads to awakening nights, because all your attempts to sleep failed.
• Tiredness and lethargic on waking and the same feeling continue the whole day.

Lack of sleep or proper sleep for a day, or so often predicted as normal because after some time your sleep patterns are restored, however, lack of sleep for long periods can cause serious damage to your health.

How reflexology, can help?

According to reflexology, reflex points in toes often correspond to the brain which controls the sleep function of a body. During reflexology sessions, these points are stimulated and help treating insomnia.

Reflexology also stimulates the function of the solar plexus, respiratory systems, spine and circulations, that not only cause overall relaxation in the body, but reduce insomnia symptoms. With the help of reflexology, it is now possible to bring back the balance and it also helps detoxify the body. Proper detoxification from unhealthy elements will cause sound relaxation in the body and this will also reduce insomnia symptoms.

It is true that reflexology is not yet identified by modern sciences, however, there are thousands of examples and observations mentioned that claims that reflexology can treat insomnia.

Reflexology Dubai: A complete and holistic treatment For Body

Reflexology has recently introduced in Dubai and many take it another type of foot massage. If you are one these people, let me share some interesting fact with you to enlighten your mind. This article will clear all myths about reflexology and clear all its benefits.

 

Reflexology a holistic treatment, but how?

Reflexology is a technique in which a trained therapist applies pressure to specific points on the hands, feet and in some case ears. These areas are the reflex points for all major organs, and when they are massaged in particular motion, they relieve pain or bring back the balance. When your body is not working properly, there must be deposits of minerals, uric acid, and calcium in the reflex points which disrupts the proper circulation of blood. And a skilled reflexologist uses particular movements to break these built-up and help restore the body’s natural condition.

Moreover, reflexology Dubai offers deep relaxation and reduces stress levels, which are the ultimate cause of various ailments and disorders. Relaxation is the first thing one can do to prevent stress – and reflexology offers ultimate relaxations even if you take 20-minute session only. To reduce stress levels, therapists often work on reflex points and reduce blood flow and calm stressed nerves which result in ultimate relaxation.

The science of reflexology is to stimulate those reflex points that are associated with all body organs and to release stress and blockage.

Reflexology can be applied on hands, and ears, but many Reflexologists prefer working on foot reflexes, however, people who do not like their feet touched can enjoy hand reflexology. The ultimate purpose of reflexology is to provide relaxation to the body and that is why reflexologist avoids any discomfort by offering different choices, such as, some people prefer feet while some prefer hands. But it should be in your mind that ear; hand and feet have reflexes, so there won’t be any issue in the efficiency.

Benefits of reflexology:

At this time, more and more people are looking for alternative methods to treat their ailments, and they prefer reflexology because of its great benefits. Moreover, reflexology has no side effect because it contains only hand movements and no oral medicines are suggested. Reflexology is considered safe yet effective because it works with body’s natural alignment. Reflexology can treat chronic stress, diabetes, digestive issues, heartburn, acid reflex and many others. Reflexology often acquires a professional therapist, especially if it is used to treat certain disease, but this can be learned to be used at home.

People living in Dubai prefer massages, but reflexology has much more to offer. Reflexology is not yet a famous treatment in Dubai, but it is possible to get information from the internet.

How reflexology can be used to treat dementia?

Reflexology has been used from ages to treat diseases and ailments (it has been used in ancient Egypt), and now it is widely accepted to be used as an alternative and supportive treatment. According to physicians reflex points in the hands, feet and ears have a strong connection with the whole body.

Reflexology Dubai is considered as a relaxing treatment that reduces anxiety levels and induces healing in the body. A reflexologist uses his/her thumbs and fingers to apply pressure on reflex points to stimulate energy in them.

The Body heals itself and when the reflexology massage is applied to it, its ability to heal increases.

Why hand reflexology is used for dementia treatment?

According to a senior reflexologist, who offers reflexology sessions along with mind games to Alzheimer’s patients’ share her experience of using reflexology. “initially I started using hand reflexology because it looks easier to apply on patients, keeping in mind that I will use foot reflexology in the future after patients get used to with hand movement, but then I realized and assessed the results of hand reflexology and they were remarkable.” After that I have started using hand reflexology and now seeing improvement in severe cases.

Dementia is a very frightening diseas and introducing a relaxing treatment to the patient may need patience, but once they get used to of the relaxing movement it becomes possible for hard strokes and longer sessions. With the help of reflex stimulating movements, it is possible to reduce anxiety levels in patients.

The benefits of reflexology on Alzheimer patients and dementia would be:

A 10 to 20 minute session has proven reflexology benefits, as it is observed that people find more calm, and relaxation, even many of them were smiling and enjoying their state of being.

It comforts senior people who often feel lost, confused and depressed. In patients suffering from mild cognitive issues often find that reflexology has healed their problem and bring their mindfulness back.

In many patients who are suffering from mid-level dementia is observed to show improvement and also in some cases, the growth of the disease is stopped.

Stress and anxiety are always having their negative effects on cognitive ability and if they are not treated in the early stages they often cause severe dementia. With the help of reflexology, now it is possible for us to help patients suffering with chronic stress and anxiety. And with the deeper levels of relaxation, now it is possible for us to treat their acute illness. Reflexology is very beneficial in treating diabetes, high blood pressure and digestion problems. People suffering from obesity can find reflexology their best mate because with its help they have reduced the weight in stones. It is advised for everyone, even who are healthy because it can act as a preventive health treatment.

Tips to enjoy your first reflexology session

Stress and anxiety are two major causes of today’s illnesses such as headaches, backache, constipation, IBS and insomnia. There are many patients suffering from such diseases because of their lifestyle and they only end up having lots of tablets in their stomach every day – I would say this is the worst feeling ever as these medicines just worsen the situation. Many of us are looking for alternative ways to heal their mind and body and to rejuvenate their selves – I know many of us heard about reflexology and honestly, it is not new in multi-cultural countries like Dubai, but it is equally true that many of us have no idea how beneficial they can be. Moreover, many of us have no idea how we can enjoy the benefits of reflexology in the hectic life of Dubai. Here are some very important benefits one can get from a reflexology session with the comfort of home.

Quick mood lifter

If you are feeling low, hyper, angry, disappointed or stressed, you can boost your mood easily with the help of reflexology – simply bring the endocrine system back to balance by working on the reflex for the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. To activate these reflexes simply massage both of your thumbs or toes slowly. This area can be sensitive, but gentle regular massaging strokes can do the job – simply focus on the widest part of the thumb or toe.

Bring back the energy:

If you are a victim of Blue Monday or partied hard or generally feeling lethargic, low on energy, you can simply bring back your energy by activating adrenal glands. To do this, you need to focus on the areas on the feet or hands that connect to the adrenal glands, which are the inner/middle sides of hands or feet. This will help you in various ways such as regulate the metabolism, reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure and also heal the sluggish intestines.

Stay alert:

To boost the mental health or simply living in the moment, reflexology can do this too and within a few minutes. To do this simply moves your fingers around the base of your big toe or thumb. The focus on this reflex will help you in losing weight, rapid heartbeat, nervousness, dry skin and to control cholesterol levels. This reflex is known as third ovary and known to have a high influence on women’s health.

Keep stress at bay:

Are you dealing with stress, tension (physical or emotional) reflexology has one solution for you as well. Simply massage the reflexes which co-relates to your nervous system – to do this simply roll your finger over the tips of your toes and massage the inside of your foot – this will release the tension on the spine, and helps in reducing pain linked with PMS, constipation and headache. The reason is a spinal cord is responsible for sending millions of messages back and forth between the body and the brain while the spinal nerves connect to the body’s organs, structures, and glands. And a tension on these muscles or ligaments will cause pressure, which will further lead to stress.

How to maximize health benefits of reflexology

Many of you may have heard about the benefits of reflexology, probably on the internet while reading a health blog or in a health magazine featuring several health benefits of this one treatment. For instance, most commonly mentioned benefits of reflexology are; Ailing stress and anxiety, headaches, back pain, stiff muscles and sinus symptoms.

It will relieve sore and swollen bunion pain, and heals people suffering from constipation, indigestion, and digestive, disorders and treat allergy symptoms, treat PMS and menopausal symptoms.

It will boost and balance circulation, lymphatic and nervous functions.

So what is reflexology?

Reflexology is the application of pressure applied very precisely using the thumb and fingers on reflex points on the feet, hand and ear to stimulate a physiological change in the body – however, remember that it is not a foot massage. It is true that with time in the body (which is not functioning correctly) mostly accumulated uric acid, mineral deposits and calcium in the reflexes, which will eventually stop its right functioning. At this point, skilled Reflexologists come and work on deeper levels, detoxify the body and restore its natural health.

Moreover, it is medically accepted that more than 75% of illness and diseases are actually the result of stress (in fact they are its by-products).

To get rid of stress and anxiety, it is really important to properly relax, in fact, it is one the great ways to get rid of stress and anxiety. With the help of proper reflexes, it is now possible to normalize the blood sugar, which then encourages better circulation and supply of nutrients and oxygen to the cells. This will further help glands to function properly. According to different charts of reflexology, it is said that each foot has approximately 7500 nerve endings which signal to the brain. These 7500 nerves are usually connected with 26 bones, 13 leg muscles, 19 muscles and much more than we can actually expect.

So how reflexology works?

Reflexology works in a typical done on the feet and a reflexologist are the one who usually gone through a certain kind of procedures and learns the art of reflexology. These reflex points are not only on feet, they are on the hands and ear (in fact the whole body) so does not worry if you have some liability reflexology can still work for you. However, most reflexologist work on feet as this is one of the biggest areas and have more reflexes connected to all body parts.

People, who usually do not like that their feet are touched, mostly prefer having hand reflexology. This one is great for all those too who have certain disabilities or injury. On hand there are 26 bones and the medial, radial and ulnar nerves to complementary muscles, ligaments and tendons, etc. only a reflexologist know which part of the hand is connected to muscles because he is trained enough. He has a clear idea how much pressure should be applied on hands to treat certain disease.

Reflexology Massage to cure Chronic Diseases

Western medicine perceives the human body as a victim where good and bad bacteria are fighting for their survival. Contrary to this human body is a combination various complex systems that are integrated well and when one system is affected others are also infected. This is making diagnosing a disease really difficult for western medicine, because it examines the present condition and do not go into the deep. While a disease can be a reflection of the patient’s lifestyle, energies, beliefs and diet – in fact, in most cases, lifestyle often causes dangerous health disorders. For example, if a person is suffering from chronic stress since long, but he visits a doctor for hypertension only, a physician will only treat hypertension treatment and miss the chronic stress, and at the end nothing will be treated because the doctor did not treat the root cause.

Therefore, to treat a health disorder, it is really important to diagnose the root cause of disease. Moreover, the human body is designed to heal itself provided the appropriate support to do this job. There are different traditional methods that are being practiced for centuries, such as Traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda; both of them are based on all natural concepts of treating different health conditions. Reflexology Dubai is one such treatment, widely practiced in TCM (Traditional Chinese medicines), and used to stimulate the reflex points (energy points) to treat chronic diseases such as anxiety, stress, joint pain, asthma, etc.

Reflexology to cure chronic diseases:

Reflex treatment is used to eliminate disease causing toxins from the body using specific hand movements often called as massage. According to Hering Law (American homeopath) reflexology massage treatment is described as: “the natural healing of body organs, visible symptoms which evolves from inside to the outside, from top to bottom, and from past to present”. This is the way, reflexology massages are designed to treat different kind of body aches, and disorders. Reflexology is widely used in Asia as a preventive method to treat different types of chronic diseases. The benefit of using reflexology as chronic disease treatment can bring lots of health benefits to a human body such as:

• It can reduce stress and anxiety, even can treat chronic stress and bring relaxation.
• Many diseases are caused by poor circulation and with the help of reflexology massages (where the therapist stimulates reflexes in the hands and feet) blood circulation can be improved. This will help in treating the severity of chronic diseases.
• It will help the body’s ability to flush toxins (core reason of various diseases), and revitalized the body. Also it strengthens the immune systems, and increases its ability to fight against diseases.
• It will restore the body’s equilibrium, its energy and bring back its state of wellness.

It will restore the natural functioning of all systems, and help patients in reducing the symptoms of chronic diseases such as Headaches, Arthritis, Migraines, back pain, Bronchitis, Heart problems, chronic pain, blood pressure, fatigue, diabetes, sciatica and PMS symptoms.