Reflexology and spa therapies Flashcards
Reflexology has roots in which countries?
India, Egypt, China and Japan
Chi
Life forces which travel through the body in defined channels.
Number of chi channels in reflexology
5 per foot
Basic reflexology techniques
Walking, point work and hooking.
Desserts
Used to relax the foot. Include shaking, ROM and winging.
Solar plexus
Under the ball of the foot, between the second and third toes. Considered the key to relaxation.
The ball of the foot corresponds to what organs?
The heart and lungs
The great toe corresponds to what body area?
The head.
How can the sinuses be stimulated during reflexology?
By squeezing the pads of the toes.
How can the abdomen be stimulated in reflexology?
Through the area between the diaphragm and pelvic lines.
Pelvic area in reflexology
Between the eplvic line and the heel
Reproductive area in reflexology
The heel
Spinal area in reflexology
The medial aspect of each foot.
Spa therapies
Body treatments in which the use of water is central.
Spa types
Day, resort, hotel, destination, medical
Results of cold application
Immediate vessel constriction, followed by vessel dilation after 15-20 minutes.
Law of Pascal
The pressue exerted on a submerged object is equal at constant depth. Upward force is equivalent to the weight of water.
Thermotherapy
External application of heat for therapeutic purposes.
Heat delivery methods
Conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation and conversion.
Conduction
Heat transfer through direct contact.
Convection
Heat transfer through air or liquid.
Radiation
Heat transfer through rays.
Evaporation
Heat transfer through phase changes.
Conversion
Heat transfer derived from entropy.
