How to Give a Reflexology Massage

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure the temperature in the room is comfortably warm so that your client doesn’t get a chill.

   Remember that your client will be lying still for at least one hour so your treatment room has to be warm.
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   Step 2: Have a blanket on hand in case your client gets chilly.

   ,,, Try not to play any music with lyrics because that can be distracting to both you and your client. ,,,, When magnesium sulfate from the salts is absorbed through the skin, it draws toxins from the feet, calms the nervous system, reduces swelling and relaxes muscles. ,,,,,,, This squeezing action helps break up uric acid crystals that develop in the feet; breaking up these acid crystals helps increase circulation. ,, Tug just enough for the foot to move towards you an inch or so. ,,,, Use a gentle but firm motion. , Start at the toes and use a slapping motion to tap the sole of the foot all the way down to the heel and back up to the toes again.
   
   Slap hard enough so the client can feel it, but that it doesn’t sting the skin on your client’s foot. ,, If your hands are large enough, you can massage the front and back of your client’s lower leg at the same time. ,,,,
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   Step 3: Prepare extra blankets or towels to use to keep your client’s feet warm in between pressure treatments.

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   Step 4: Dim the lights in the room for ambiance.

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   Step 5: Play soft

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   Step 6: melodic music.

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   Step 7: Provide a bottle of water for your client.

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   Step 8: Trim your fingernails if necessary and wash your hands.

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   Step 9: Pour warm water into your foot bath container.

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    Step 10: Add 1/4 cup (56 g) Epsom salts to the water.

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    Step 11: Stir the Epsom salts until they dissolve in the water.

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    Step 12: Place the footbath container at the end of your treatment table or treatment chair so that your client can comfortably immerse his feet into the footbath.

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    Step 13: Allow your client to soak his feet for at least 10 minutes.

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    Step 14: Lift your client’s feet out of the footbath

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    Step 15: one at a time

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    Step 16: and dry each foot thoroughly with a terry cloth towel.

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    Step 17: Remove the footbath container and drain the water while your client gets into a comfortable position for his reflexology treatment.

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    Step 18: Grasp the heel of your client’s left foot with your left hand and place your right hand over the top of the foot near the ankle.

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    Step 19: Gently squeeze the top and bottom of the foot.

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    Step 20: Place one of your hands over the top of your client’s ankle and cup the heel in the palm of your other hand.

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    Step 21: Gently tug the client’s foot and leg toward you.

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    Step 22: Place your right hand horizontally over the top of your client’s foot and place your left hand vertically along the bottom of the foot.

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    Step 23: Press down on the top of the foot using your right hand

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    Step 24: while pressing up against the sole of the foot with your left hand.

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    Step 25: Release the pressure and then repeat three more times.

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    Step 26: Use both your hands to squeeze and twist your client’s foot using the same motion you would use to wring out a wet rag.

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    Step 27: Tap the soles of your client’s feet with the back of your hand.

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    Step 28: Massage your client’s leg starting at the ankle and continuing up the shin to the knee.

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    Step 29: Bring your hands back down to the foot by massaging the back of your client’s leg starting from the back of his knee

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    Step 30: continuing over his calf and back down to his ankle.

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    Step 31: Work the back of the leg with your fingers and the front of the leg with your thumbs.

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    Step 32: Apply pressure with your thumbs to the reflex points for the diaphragm on your client’s left foot.

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    Step 33: Wrap the client’s left foot in a towel to keep it warm while you repeat the relaxation massage process on his right foot.

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    Step 34: Begin your regular reflexology treatment session.

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