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Reflexology
The benefits of massaging the hands and feet
go beyond comforting relief for just those
areas. We know that as long as 4,000 to
5,000 years ago in China, India, and Egypt,
specific points on patients' feet and hands
were manipulated to affect healing in other
parts of the body. These treatments were
based on energy channels (qi or chi in
Chinese and Japanese medicine, prana in
Hindu) that flow through specific meridians
or zones in the body. In the early 1800s,
Dr. William Fitzgerald identified each
channel's "reflex points" and their
corresponding muscles, organs and functions
and plotted detailed maps of the hands and
feet.
Hydrotherapy can impart many of the benefits
of a true reflexology session. The warm
water promotes relaxation, enhancing the
effects of the gentle pressure being applied
to reflex points on the body. In addition,
Sundance jets may be used to target specific
pressure points for deep muscle massage. On
some models, powerful foot rest jets
conveniently massage all areas of the feet,
which contain more than 7,000 nerve endings.
Mini Intelli-Jets™ allow you to fine-tune
the jet stream direction and volume for a
precision massage for hands or feet. |
