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Feet
are the most important part of human body which
carries your body weight throughout your life but
people normally do not care for them very much.
Proper working of both the feet is necessary for
everyone for their day to day routine works which
involve walking and running to accomplish them. Foot
massage is used as a therapeutic treatment in
Singapore since long to relieve pains. Some people
find it as one of the effective ways not only for
comforting their feet but also their whole physical
health in general. But there are many misconceptions
about the benefits of foot massage which are being
discussed in brief hereunder for your knowledge.
Types of foot massage
Thai and Chinese foot massage are the two
main types normally used for relaxing your muscles.
Chinese type of massage on foot involves putting
pressure on the reflex points of the foot alongwith
rubbing the foot with hands. They work on the
principle that pressurizing the reflex points helps
in releasing the blockage in blood circulation which
again helps in reducing pain and illness of various
parts of your body. Thai foot massage, on the other
hand, is just similar to Chinese massage but the
difference is that they use stick instead of hand to
pressurize the reflex points on foot. They find the
stick more effective than pressurizing them with
hand. Some people only rub their feet strongly with
hands, using their thumb and fist of their hands, to
stimulate the blood circulation in them.
Benefits of foot massage
Foot massage has a number of benefits
including improvement in blood circulation. Improved
flow of blood and lymph system also helps in
carrying out toxins and wastes from your body and
reducing your blood pressure. Most of the people
find foot massage as a relaxing treatment as it
releases their stresses and improves their general
health.
Myths on foot massage
Though foot massage is considered as an easy
and effective way of treating a number of problems
in your body but there also exist a number of myths
regarding it.
Myth one: foot massage is an inexpensive way of
treatment.
Foot massage can be an inexpensive treatment if
you know the proper way to do it. Massaging any part
of body needs the knowledge of proper technique and
experience otherwise instead of benefiting you it
may harm you considerably. The services of
experienced and qualified foot massage therapists
are not affordable for everyone.
Myth two: reflexology is an effective way of foot
massage.
Reflexology, in fact, is not a massage but
pressurizing the reflex points on the foot. Massage
on any part of body involves smooth and strong
rubbing but reflexology involves over pressurizing
the foot at various points. It may involve various
risks like contractions in female as it stimulates
their reproductive organs. While providing foot
massage to a pregnant woman you will have to be
careful on its certain points to avoid any problem.
Myth three: Foot massage is beneficial for your
whole body.
Though foot massage helps in regulating the
blood circulation by releasing blockades in the
veins but the affect of this on your whole body is
not so noticeable that you can feel it considerably.
Its affect can be felt near or around your foot
instead of on the whole body.
Myth four: Soreness means good foot massage.
Soreness on the massaged points on your foot can
not be termed as a parameter to judge the quality of
massage. It may cause due to irregular massages or
points are deeply pressurized by the therapist. It
may be healed gradually if you continue foot massage
regularly.
Myth five: Foot massage is not suitable for pregnant
women.
Foot massage is also beneficial for pregnant
women if it is given carefully. You will have to
engage an experienced and professional massaging
expert for this purpose as some of the points on
their foot has to cared specifically to avoid
problems in their pregnancy.
Myth six: Foot massage is easily available all over
the world.
Foot massage services are available in the major
cities all over the world but in smaller towns and
cities they are not only rarely available but also
costly to afford.
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