Anyone here trained to diagnose?

[letmeowt1]

Sorry if this is an old chestnut. I ask this, because it is surprising how many people will tell me that their old reflexologist 'diagnosed' such and such. I wonder, is it just down to client interpretation eg there is an imbalance in a reflex and by asking the right questions the practitioner and client manage to pinpoint something that may be going on in that part of the body - and in the client's mind that is a diagnosis? I think that having therapies such as reflexology help clients to be more aware of their own body, and thus they might take a niggle they have discussed with their therapist to the doctor to have it investigated. If I have a client who is concerned about something I encourage them to see their GP to have it looked at, but I'm not actually saying you have such and such a thing. I think we just have to be extra super careful about how we phrase the things we say to our clients so that they don't get misconstrued.

 

[itchybubbles]

My words to any new client are 'I'm not a doctor, so I cannot diagnose. What I may find are areas of imbalance, either physical or emotional, etc. etc.' They are then in no doubt.

Lesley

 

[Nephila]

As i'm new therapistto this would it help to give mynew client's some information on reflexology to take away, to help them understand more, or would a verbal explanation be acceptable.

 

[jonasgroupie313]

Interesting post Siobhan, especially as this morning I treated a new client who told me that her friend had been diagnosed by her reflexologist as having breast cancer (this was actually correct but how scarey). I do wonder whether alot of it is down to client interpretation - most of my clients want to know what I actually found and I am careful to tell them that I do not diagnose when I go through the areas. I wonder if the lady who had breast cancer was simply told that the breast area was congested and when she was later diagnosed by her GP she interpreted it that her reflexologist had 'diagnosed' her. Who knows?

Jx