This therapy was introduced to the west in 1913 by Dr. William Fitzgerald, an American, ear nose and throat surgeon. He noted that pressure on specific parts of the body could have an effect on a related area. He then devided the body into ten equal and vertical zones, ending in the fingers and toes. He concluded that pressure on one part of a zone could affect everything else within that zone. Thus, reflex areas and organs of the body within the same zone.

Later, a therapist further developed and refined the zone therapy into what is now known as foot reflexology. She observed, that tension in any part of the foot, mirrors tension in a corresponding part of the body. For example; when you treat the big toes, there is a related effect in the head, and treating the whole foot can have a relaxing and healing effect on the whole body.

Since reflexology treats the whole person, not the symptoms of disease, most people benefit from treatment. To have regular treatments, is to keep your body in - tune. An increasing number of people are using this safe, natural therapy as a way of relaxing, balancing and harmonizing the body.

Written By Sifu Rino Côté