Testing Your Reflexes

It is more than just a foot massage. Zone therapy is the origins of hand and foot reflexology and some find it is a way to relieve certain ailments. In zone therapy, the body is divided into vertical lines with five zones on the left side of the body and five zones on the right. The fingers and toes correspond to different parts of the body and are the primary areas of treatment. Massaging, pinching, and kneading the feet triggers nerve endings or reflexes that are connected with organs and glands along specific zones. Pam Swanson, of Miss Pam's Natural Ways, is a massage therapist who performs zone therapy... more...