How do you get rid of lots of Grittiness?

[Lumpkines]

Does anyone know if you can ever get rid of lots of Grittiness by keep working the feet as a Reflexologist? The shoulder areas always seem gritty - if you kept working it over 6 weeks can you ever get rid of it completely? Any ideas or long term health problems - can you eventually get rid of it or does it have to involve life style changes as well?

 

[itqylbby]

Interesting question (for me)! I have limited experience however i've not encountered a persistent grittiness. Could there be an underlying problem that has not been advised to you or could the matter be as straightforward as the nature of the person's occupation having a negative influence on posture and the grittiness being associated with poor muscle useage in the shoulders area? I'll watch to see what guidance others offer you!

 

[titsskina]

Hi folks
I find that a significant number of my clients have persistent grittiness in the shoulder areas. A number of these would have underlying structural issues such as bad backs or hips and/or be quite stressed with associated neck stiffness/pain. It seems to me that there is a strong link from these presentations to shoulder issues. I suppose that this is not surprising when you consider the anatomical structure of the shoulder line in relation to the neck and spine.

Significantly though, most of these clients don't present with shoulder pain as a presenting condition which might suggest that the reflex areas are more sensitive than the actual shoulder area and that we may be able to close down the niggling awareness of shoulder discomfort or it is masked by the more immediate stiff neck or sore back.

It might also be worth considering the holistic aspect of "shouldering a burden". This links with stress and posture but I've found that it rings bells with a lot of those clients that I've mentioned it to.

If this is the underlying cause, and we shouldn't presume to assume so, then it will take some form of lifestyle change, possibly at a profound level, to allow the body to balance itself.

Which I must still be going through, cos I've always got lovely crunchy shoulder reflexes!

Best of luck with your observations and keep your intuition tuned!

 

[TribAbito]

Thank you both for taking the time to reply to my Message (and anyone else to replies in the future). It is so interesting to get another person's perspective and it helps broaden my knowledge of reflexology. I particularly liked "shouldering a burden" which I think definitely rings true. "Shouldering a burden" nows makes sense as well as, "you're giving me a pain in the neck" i.e. stress and tension resulting in neck pain! (My sister mentioned this one to me yesterday as she is an Oesteopath).

So thank you again for your knowledge!

Ayres Rock