Reflexology

Question 1

How would you perform a reflexology treatment if somebody had damage to a foot

Answer 1

Use the corresponding hand

Question 1

What system reflexes would you work for a client with hay fever

Answer 1

Respiratory and sinuses, head, face and eyes

Question 1

What might foot odor indicate

Answer 1

Kidney problems

Question 1

What is a common term for the symptoms felt in the 24-48 hours post reflexology

Answer 1

Healing crisis

Question 2

What could foot arch abnormalities indicate

Answer 2

Postural or muscular problems

Question 3

Who researched zone therapy at their chiropractic school?

Answer 3

Joseph and Elizabeth Riley

Question 4

What are the three arches of the foot

Answer 4

Lateral, medial and transverse

Question 4

What is pleurisy

Answer 4

Inflammation of the pleural lining of the lungs

Question 5

What reflexes would you treat for infertility in a female

Answer 5

Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus

Question 6

Why use the feet and not the hands for reflexology

Answer 6

Feet are more sensitive because they are usually covered by socks and shoes when hands are only protected in extreme temperature or dealing with chemicals

Question 7

What reflexes would you work for a client who suffers from flatulence

Answer 7

Small intestine, stomach, illeocaecal valve

Question 9

What are the transverse lines

Answer 9

Shoulder, waist and pelvis

Question 10

What might corns indicate?

Answer 10

Pressure on the skin from ill fitting footwear

Question 11

What is a hammer toe

Answer 11

Painful, deformed middle toe or toes often results in corns and nail problems. Often from ill filling shoes

Question 12

How are the feet and spine connected

Answer 12

Each have 26 bones and the curves are similar

Question 13

Where is the uterus reflex

Answer 13

Inside of the ankles on both feet

Question 14

What reflex points would you work for somebody who suffers from kidney stones

Answer 14

Bladder, ureter, kidneys

Question 15

How many bones in the foot

Answer 15

26

Question 16

Who developed foot reflexology?

Answer 16

Eunice Ingham

Question 17

What is the direct reflex for a stomach hernia

Answer 17

Stomach

Question 18

Where is the solar plexus reflex?

Answer 18

towards the center of the diaphram line on both feet

Question 19

Who wrote to stop that toothache squeeze your toe?

Answer 19

Dr Edwin Bowers

Question 20

What foot is the gall bladder reflex on

Answer 20

Right

Question 22

Who created the ten longitudinal zones?

Answer 22

William Fitzgerald

Question 23

What could stiff feet and ankles signify?

Answer 23

Arthritis

Question 24

Who is Eunice Inghams nephew and why is he important

Answer 24

Dwight Byers and he continued her work after she died

Question 27

What body system would you work for a client with varicose veins

Answer 27

Circulatory. May have to use the hands instead

Question 28

Where is the spleen reflex point

Answer 28

Outer half of the left foot in the upper section between the waist and pelvis lines

Question 29

What might damp sweaty feet indicate

Answer 29

A hormonal imbalance or a very nervous person

Question 30

What does pinkish colour to the soles of the feet show?

Answer 30

good circulation

Question 31

Why is a client suffering from psychosis contraindicated to reflexology?

Answer 31

treatment may trigger emotional instability

Question 32

What is plantar fasciitis

Answer 32

Inflammation of the connective tissue running from the heel to the ball of the foot

Question 33

When was reflexology brought to Britain and by who?

Answer 33

1966 by Doreen Bayly

Question 34

What reflex points could help someone with food alergies

Answer 34

Digestive tract

Question 35

which system would you work for a client suffering from colitis.

Answer 35

digestive

Question 36

Hallux valgus is commonly known as what?

Answer 36

bunion