Foot Reflexology Massage
A foot reflexology or Foot Massage near you in Gungahlin Capital Wellness is the best to help you to relieve pain.
A foot reflexology massage is a therapeutic technique that aims to alleviate pain and discomfort in specific areas of the body, targeting pain in injured, tense, or knotted muscles, tendons, or joints. The ultimate goal is to have our clients feeling better and create improvements in their pain and mobility.
Our therapists use reflexology to help induce deep relaxation. By understanding how the body’s organs respond to gentle pressure to reflex points on the feet, our experts can use reflexology to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. This is an especially nurturing treatment after a day’s travelling or walking.
Benefits of Foot Reflexology
- Relaxation: Foot massage can induce relaxation by releasing tension in the muscles and promoting a sense of calmness and well-being.
- Stress Relief: By targeting pressure points in the feet, massage can alleviate stress and anxiety, helping to improve overall mood.
- Improved Circulation: Massaging the feet can stimulate blood flow, which can help reduce swelling, improve circulation, and promote healing in the feet and legs.
- Pain Relief: Foot massage can alleviate pain associated with conditions such as plantar fasciitis, arthritis, and neuropathy. It can also help reduce muscle soreness and tension.
- Enhanced Sleep: Relaxing foot massages before bedtime can help improve sleep quality by promoting relaxation and reducing insomnia.
- Boosted Immune System: Some studies suggest that regular foot massage can enhance the immune system by stimulating lymphatic drainage and improving circulation, which may help the body fight off illness and disease.
- Improved Foot Health: Regular foot massage can help maintain the health of the feet by promoting flexibility, reducing stiffness, and preventing common foot problems such as bunions and hammertoes.
- Promotion of Mental Clarity: Foot massage may also help clear the mind and improve mental clarity by reducing stress and tension, allowing for better focus and concentration.
What to Expect from Capital Wellness Foot Reflexology Massage in Gungahlin, Canberra
A reflexology session generally starts with an overview of your medical history with the reflexologist. This ensures the practitioner understands your needs and concerns and is aware of any underlying health conditions you may have.
Next, you will sit in a comfortable chair or lay on a massage table. Clients remain fully clothed during treatments except for the feet and lower leg.
If a reflexologist finds pain, tightness, or energetic blockage in any of the reflex points, they will apply pressure to that area to promote healing elsewhere in the body.
The reflexologist will often end the session in a way that calms and relaxes the client. Don’t feel rushed to bring yourself back to the present moment too quickly. Take a moment to enjoy your relaxed state. Often the reflexologist will recommend that you drink water and rest as necessary following treatment.
What is Foot Reflexology good for?
Pressing on areas of the feet in a calming way stimulates the nerves there, which sends a message to the central nervous system. This helps to relax the body and has positive effects on you, breathing, blood flow, immune response.
After Foot Reflexology Massage
After your Foot Reflexology Massage, you’ll be allowed to dress in private. We will provide a hot towel for you to clean up and remove any residual oil or cream used for the massage.
For the final touch, we offer herbal tea and water so that you’re fully relaxed, hydrated, and ready to go back to your activities.
Different reactions following the reflexology session are normal. You may experience increased energy, relief from pain or other symptoms, tiredness, increased mucus, enhanced sleep, and heightened emotions. Drink plenty of water as this will help hydrate the body, flush out toxins and improve energy levels. Try to rest for a couple of hours following treatment and avoid strenuous exercises for the rest of the day as this will help the treatment work to its full potential.
Contraindications
When you have any of these conditions, please do not book a massage therapy/ reflexology session:
- Fever
- Pregnancy in the 1st Trimester (up to 13 weeks’ duration)
- Contagious diseases, including any cold or flu, no matter how mild it may seem.
- Under the influence of drugs or alcohol-including prescription pain medication
- Recent operations or acute injuries
- Neuritis (inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves, usually causing pain and loss of function)
- Skin diseases
- Cancer
Pricing
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30 minutes $66
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45 minutes $85
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60 minutes $110
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90 minutes $165
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120 minutes $199