Reflexes out of balance

[Ying Yang]

Hi,
im just starting out as a reflexologist after qualifying a few months ago, waht i want to know is how do i explain my findings on the feet without alarming clients, its just that i have a client who has bronchitis, she is quite elderly, 80's, and a lot ofreflexeson her feet feel crunchy, grainy. Her chest reflexes have large calosites on them. #

After the treatment the client often says,"how are my feet?"
I do explain to her that her chest reflexes are out of balance but dont know if i shouild also mention all of the other areas that im finding out of balance,obviously i dont want to alarm her too much.
How should i be wording my findings, bearing in mind we are not allowed to diagnose conditions
Any help and tips on this will be greatly appreciated!

 

[old lady]

its difficult isn't it?!
When I first started out I used to go through the reflexes with a fine toothcomb with the clients (it was like I needed the reassurrance of the client confirming my findings). Now, I tend to mention systems rather than specific reflexes, ie your respiratory system is out of balance and as it is quite grainy, it looks as if it's been with you for a while ie long-term.

 

[Pedro Ruiz]

There's nothing wrong with saying where the imbalances are - if one area of the body isn't 100%, it is quite possible that it has an impact on the rest of the body. Have you ever treated anyone who is recovering from a cold / flu or viral infection? Lets imagine they had a bad throat, it can impact their respiratory system, sinuses and even their digestive system. Being a little run down can cause imbalances throughout the body. When talking in reflexology terms, a little fatigue or acute illness can reak havoc with the bodys balance, in doing reflexology we're balancing all the systems out.

 

[cocopop]

Hi all,
Thanks for your great advice.
This is a really good site, especially when you are just starting out, i feel i know the basics of reflexology, but there are still those loose ends that need tightening up, if you know what i mean!
In future i will advise the client of the reflex areas i have found to be out of balsnce without worrying too much.

Thanks for your support.
Jane X