Reflexology

[Guest guest]

Hi again

Is reflexology helpful for those hypothyroid patients? Is it a cure or help to

relieve the symptoms???

Please advise

Thanks

Issy

[Guest guest]

As Lilian says, it depends totally on the practitioner. It can be a very

powerful healing therapy, but only if treatment is given by a very well-trained

practitioner with a lot of experience. The standard qualification to allow

public practice is an ITEC diploma, which takes several hours a week over an

acedemic year, to complete - but this is not necessarily enough to produce a

good practitioner. A great deal depends on the quality of the teaching and the

attitude of the practitioner. Too often in English-speaking countries, it is

viewed as a relaxation method, whereas in countries such as China you get a much

tougher, often painful tretamnet that does a huge amount of shifting and

healing.

I am a qualified reflexologist, through ITEC, and did very well in my exams, but

the teaching on my course was very poor and I wouldn't dream of offering

treatments to paying clients! I have had pleasant but ineffective treatments

from many expensive practitioners back home, and as Lillian notes, a bath is

much cheaper and just as effective! But if you can find a Chinese

reflexologist, chances are you will get someone who eeally knows their stuff and

can detect many imbalances and help correct them, in a series of sessions.

Personally, even with a practitioner like that, I would view it as a helpful

supplement to medication, where thyroid issues are concerned, and not sufficient

on its own.