advice needed

[Raweetawan]

I need a bit of advise, i have been doing a bit of voulnenter work at a day care for the elderly, i do just mini taster reflexology treatments for them, which they love.
anyway yesterday i did my first treatment of someone in a wheel chair, which i found a bit difficult. And the clients feet were a bit miss shaped and his toes where all curled under each other and he had very small feet and i found it hard to do reflexology on him, so i did mainly massage moves,, which he loved.
i want to know how you to do reflexology on miss shaped or deformed feet??
do you just alter the routine and adapt it to sute there feet??
any feed back would be great, as these are the first feet i have seen like this.
thanks

 

[JobHunting2010.org]

Hi Froggy

Would doing reflexology on the client's hands be better?

 

[Minda Now]

Hi ya Froggy

Why is it so important to work the reflex points on a deformed foot? Just the practice of touch and massage with compassionate & positive intent on the feet will provide a healing treatment.

For many years I have worked with clients with foot deformaties that also have learning disabilities. I have to adapt to their various psychological and physiological needs and attitudes. Not always easy to do a "standard" reflexology treatment.

Reading Chris's comments about the hands, may be it would be good to offer hand and/or foot reflexology massage to your old ladies and gents? I'm sure their poor circulation and immobile joints would really like it!

Best Wishes

Dave with his little pixie reflex hat on

 

[MonkeyShines]

thanks for your help. it was great.
thanks dave, i think you are right just caring and touch sounds great.
thankyou