Reflexology Massage

Has anyone had any sucess with this, Dad needs some massage for general post surgical aches and pains.  The idea of it only involving the feet, hands and ears (yep ears) is good becasue his mid section is too tender and holding hiself oddly has caused compensating back, neck and shouder pain.  There is alot of talk of its use in midwifery, orthopeadic rehab and palliative settings and i have read the literatue, i would just like some feedback from somone who has tried it.

I have had experience of the pain you are writing about.  I have also been treated with reflexology.  Just my opinion, but I found reflexology too harsh when I was in pain.  Reiki and therapeutic are much gentler and can help parts of the body that cant be touched.

I imagine you could find reputable, experienced practitioners of reiki and/or therapeutic touch from their registries on the net.

Best of luck to your father, you and your family 

Rauni

 

Reflexology would be wonderful for your father, as it provides healing and relaxation for the entire body. A well-trained reflexologist would be able to tell you if there would be any contra-indications or precautions in your dad's case. Another really good modality would be Reiki......a healing energy technique where the practitioner can either place their hands on or above the body from head to toe.....it works wonders for pain relief and speeding healing. I recently had a marvelous treatment, in 30 minutes my abdominal pain was gone. Look for a practitioner with at least a 2nd degree training, or a master (someone who has been trained to teach Reiki). It is more prevalent than reflexology, so it would be easier to find someone in your area.

 

On 8/29/2007 lamby wrote:

Has anyone had any sucess with this, Dad needs some massage for general post surgical aches and pains.  The idea of it only involving the feet, hands and ears (yep ears) is good becasue his mid section is too tender and holding hiself oddly has caused compensating back, neck and shouder pain.  There is alot of talk of its use in midwifery, orthopeadic rehab and palliative settings and i have read the literatue, i would just like some feedback from somone who has tried it.

Yes, I began receiving reflexology after my stem cell transplant in 10-03. I continue to go every 3 weeks now. It is wonderful, I feel it dramatically helped my recovery time. I wish I would have know about this during all my chemo. and radiation treatment. I would suggest to go for it. Praying for the best.

I have been using reflexology every 2-3 weeks for about 3-4 years. It has been very helpful with surgeries, sinus infections, and allergies.  I would highly recommend reflexology for healing.

Several years ago, I was told I had MS and I had a friend was learing this type of massage. She said it would help me with the pain. I allowed her to use it on me. She did my feet and my hands. For two or three days afterward, I was very ill. Another friend, one who had been massaging for many years told me ( and her) that she had done too much, too vigorously for the first time and for one as sensitive as I am. She said she should have taken it much more slowly. Several of my friends who had arthritis raved about the help it gave them. The friend who had practiced it for so long a time, told me to try it on myself. You can try it on yourself and see if makes you feel better just from ordinary, everyday aches and pains. If you try it on your feet after a day of wearing shoes, you can kind of get an idea of how it feels. It is mainly a use of the thumbs in circles on the soles; and on the toes, between the fhumb and forefinger in circles down the length of each toe. It hurts a little. The harder the force, the more it hurts. It may hurt your father more than he can endure with his illness and no one but he can really answer if it helps or not. I hope my reply and those of the others helps you somewhat to decide what to do. When one is already in pain (I have Lupus) it's hard to do something that will maybe add to that pain, even if it's just a little bit.