A regular client presented with tightness between the shoulder blades and what felt like a pinched nerve in one foot. I often use reflexology on the feet as a diagnostic tool during a massage session. With this client the areas shown in Kevin Kunz's Foot Reflexology Chart a in pink, upper back, were tender and had a distinctive texture unlike other areas in the feet, one side being more evident than the other.
The first steps taken in this session were to relax the muscles of the head, neck, shoulders and upper chest. All the anterior massage work was completed ending with work on both feet. The posterior work began with the legs. The massage for the upper back included massage-therapist-assisted stretching along with other techniques to release the tense muscles. The last areas checked were the feet again. The one that had caused the client the most pain was no longer painful. The other foot still had a very small area of tenderness.
Allow the body to guide treatment. I keep Barbara & Kevin Kunz' Reflexology: Health at your fingertips
open to the foot chart for clients to view.Remember . . .
The toe bone’s connected to the foot bone,
The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone,
The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone’s connected to the hip bone,
The hip bone’s connected to the back bone,
The back bone’s connected to the shoulder bone,
The shoulder bone’s connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone’s connected to the head bone,
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