10 Best Ways Foot Massage and Reflexology Help Your Health

Nov 1

When you can’t make it into the spa every day to help your aching feet, we have compiled a list of things you can do at home to help until your next foot massage at New Life Foot and Body Spa including ways that foot massage and reflexology can benefit you when incorporated into your daily routine.

1. Better Sleep

Some people find that massaging their feet right before bed helps them sleep better. A foot massage that is soothing and relaxing will help your body unwind, boost blood flow, and calm your worries. In turn, these will help you sleep well.

Some acupuncture spots on your feet need to be massaged in order to help you fall asleep.

Place your foot in your lap and sit up straight.
Press in and around the big plantar pad of your big toe with your thumb.
On each big toe, do this for at least one minute.
Next, rub warm coconut oil, olive oil, or mustard oil into the bottom of your feet for 10 minutes.

2. Better Blood Flow

Most of us don't use the muscles in our feet properly because we don't move around much. Also, shoes that are too tight can make it hard for your feet to get enough blood flow.

If you rub your feet every day for 10 minutes, your blood flow will get better. This will increase oxygen to the cells of the body, which is very important for health. Of course, you should also choose shoes that fit well and are comfortable for the length of wear required.

Massaging your feet will also help keep your lymphatic system healthy and stop you from getting varicose veins.
Add a generous amount of massage oil to your hand and rub strongly on your foot for a few minutes.
Then, rub your foot from the toes to the ankle in a deep but gentle way.
Lastly, rub your lower leg gently as well.
Repeat this process with your other foot.

3. Increased Relaxation

A soothing foot massage is the best way to unwind after a long, tiring day. This is especially true after a day of standing and walking, which makes feet swell up.

Also, foot massage gives you energy by getting rid of any blockages that are stopping you from using your energy and by easing the signs of stress and tiredness.

Getting a 5- to 10-minute foot massage every night before bed can make you feel better overall. When massaging your feet, always use warm oil so that it can easily get deep into the skin. Also, use strokes that are both soft and strong.

4. Helps with Depression

It's even possible for foot massage and reflexology to help fight sadness.

A study released in 2010 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing found that getting a massage on the hands or feet after the death of a loved one can help a lot with the hard time of grief.

Massages on the feet can help people feel better and balance their need to grieve with their need to adapt to changes in their lives.

Some points on the feet can help ease the symptoms of sadness.

Some places on your foot, like the middle of your big toe, the middle of the ball of your foot, or the ball of your foot under your big toe, are linked to mental health and emotional stability.

Two or three times a day, massaging or pressing on these points for a few minutes can help ease the symptoms of sadness.

5. Reduced Aches and Pains

Reflexology can help with many kinds of aches and pains, like migraines, headaches, neck pain, and all levels of back pain.

If you have back pain, use your thumb to slowly massage along the spinal reflex, going from the side of your toe to your ankle in small circles. Also, rub your feet on the bottom and the top.

If you have pain in your neck, rub your toes and the joints where they connect to your foot for five minutes. The pain will go away quickly.

You can rub your whole ankle to ease pain and swelling there and to get rid of headaches and migraines.

For a few minutes, put pressure with your thumb between the outer ankle bone and the Achilles tendon. This will help with thigh or lower back pain.

6. It's good for your feet

A foot massage once a week is a simple way to keep your feet healthy and free of all kinds of foot damage. It gets the muscles around your feet moving, makes them less stiff, and can even help with pain in the heels or knees.

Also, giving your feet a short 5-minute rub every day will make them strong and flexible, which will keep them from getting painful injuries.

When you rub warm olive oil or coconut oil into your feet, it can help a lot with the pain and swelling that come from foot tendonitis. It is also thought to be a great way to treat heel spurs.

It might even help ease the pain that comes with having feet that feel like they're on fire.

When you rub your feet, you don't have to use oil. A foot roller will also work. For a quick rub, roll the foot roller back and forth on the bottoms of your feet and over the tops of them.

7. Helps with Edema

When you're pregnant, giving your feet a regular massage can help reduce edema, which is when your feet and legs swell up because your body is holding on to water. A lot of pregnant women do this, especially in the last three months.

You should not rub your own feet while you are pregnant. It is best to have a friend, partner, or professional do it. In fact, a trained reflexologist is the best person to do it. As you rub your foot, go from the tips of your fingers to your ankles, keeping it soft. Rub your feet on both the front and back.

In addition to a daily foot massage, keep your feet up, rest a lot, wear comfortable shoes, drink a lot of water, and eat well.

8. Reduce symptoms of PMS and menopause

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) causes a lot of women to feel sad, irritable, sleepless, bloated, tired, have headaches, and have mood swings.A daily foot massage can help with these. Even menopause symptoms like hot flashes and sadness can be helped by massaging your feet regularly.

The Grandfather Grandson point can help with PMS and menopause symptoms. It's on the inside of the foot, where the big toe meets the foot.

Use warm massage oil on this acupressure point and keep the pressure steady and strong. Hold it for a few minutes, and then massage your legs and feet all over.

If you rub your feet regularly, hot flashes, mood swings, and trouble sleeping will decrease.

9. Helps with restless Legs

A type of neurological problem called restless leg syndrome can also be helped by massaging the feet. People with restless leg syndrome may have trouble sleeping because their legs hurt and they want to move all the time.

Warm coconut oil massaged into your feet can help your blood flow, calm your nerves, and get you to sleep at night.

First, use the fleshy parts of both hands to massage the toes and ankles of your feet.

Then, massage the area in a circle using strong but gentle strokes that work their way up from the ankles every night for 10 minutes before bed.

10. Reduces Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension or HBP, can be kept under control by massaging your feet every day. Foot reflexology may also help lower triglycerides and high blood pressure, according to studies.

It is important to touch the solar plexus reflex to treat HBP. Squeezing each side of your foot will help you find this trigger point. The solar plexus point is in the hole that forms.

Hold your thumb on this point for a few seconds and take a deep breath.
Let go of the thumb and let out a breath.
Do it again with your other foot.
Repeat this exercise twice a week for two weeks.

Also, rub your whole foot for 10 minutes twice or three times a week to feel better, have less stress, and have lower blood pressure.

cAUTION:

Regular foot massage is good for most people. However, you should not get a foot massage if you have burns, open or healing wounds on your feet, broken bones, or serious osteoporosis. We are not providing medical advice. Always consult your physician before starting something new.

Sam Marwah