3 Reasons Why You Should Go For Hand Reflexology Massage

  

If you haven’t heard of reflexology massage, you’re missing on quite a soothing experience. Hand Reflexology massage is a type of treatment where the therapists use their hands to alleviate ailments and induce your body’s healing response by working on your muscles.

Just like other professional massage services like deep tissue or Swedish massages, in Hand Reflexology massage, pressure is applied to points in your hand which correspond to the organs and other body parts. The different areas massaged during hand reflexology include wrists, thumbs and fingers and palms. Here are 3 reasons why you should go for a hand reflexology therapy.

1.       Helps against Constipation:

According to a study conducted in 2010, it was concluded that 94% of the people who received hand reflexology massage reported to have shown improvement in constipation symptoms, six months following the treatment.

This conclusion is authentic as the large intestine 4 (LI4) pressure point is located between your thumb and index finger. Therapists use their fingertips to apply pressure on the trigger point to restore the intestine’s balance which helps against constipation and enhances bowel movements.

2.       Helps relieve anxiety:

A study was conducted in 2017 where hand reflexology was conducted on certain people, after which they went for coronary angiography.  A coronary angiography is a test which helps diagnose if you have a blockage in a coronary artery. According to the study, people who received the hand reflexology massages reported to experience less anxiety during the procedure.

This conclusion was backed up by the fact that below the crease of your wrist lies the Heart 7 (HT7) trigger point which is responsible to help you feel calm and collected.

3.       Relieves headaches:

In 2015, a study was conducted where people with headaches underwent hand reflexology massage treatment for six months. It was concluded that 25% of those people reported to have completely gotten rid of headaches, white 10% reported to have shown improvement to an extent that they quit taking medications.

For headache reduction, therapists work on the Large intestine (LI4) point along with the Pericardium (P6) point. The P6 point can be found few inches below the wrist crease between the two tendons. Therapists gently massage these points on both hands to get rid of conditions including head aches and stress.

Who should avoid getting a reflexology massage?

Although hand reflexology massages are generally harmless, its advices to ask your doctors before getting any treatment done if you have any of the following conditions:

·         Blood circulation problems

·         Inflammation or blood clots in your hands or legs

·         Thyroid problems

·         Epilepsy

·         Platelet count is low

·         Diarrhea

·         Skin infections (fungal or bacterial)

·         Open wounds and injuries

·         Fever, cough or any infectious disease

What is the conclusion?

You can ask your therapist to perform reflexology massage on other parts with nerve endings as well including your feet and ears. After the session you can opt for infrared sauna therapy for an enhanced experience and more effective results. Reflexology is one the professional massage services provided like athletes massage therapy or deep tissue therapy and is recommended for everyone to get every once in a while.