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Complementary Health Practioners
Q & A Session

 

Practioners in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, were asked a series of questions about their particular practice or therapy. The following are all of the answers provided by Joan Savage, reflexologist.

Reflexology is a complementary therapy, which works on reflex areas on the feet--which are linked to other areas and organs of the body--to help heal the whole person not just the prevailing symptoms. Reflexology can be used to help restore and maintain the body’s natural equilibrium. This gentle therapy encourages the body to work naturally to restore its own healthy balance.

Reflexology is suitable for all ages and may bring relief from a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. After you have completed a course of reflexology treatment for a specific condition, many people find it beneficial to continue with regular treatments in order to maintain health and well-being. While many people use reflexology as a way of relaxing the mind and body and counteracting stress, at the same time many doctors, consultants and other health care professionals recognise reflexology as a well established, respected and effective therapy.

On the first visit, the reflexology practitioner will have a preliminary talk with you to determine your present and past health and lifestyle. The Reflexologist will then use their hands to apply pressure to the feet. The application and the effect of the therapy is unique to each person. A professionally trained Reflexologist can detect subtle changes in specific points on the feet, and by working on these points may affect the corresponding organ or system of the body.

Joan Savage is a public health nurse in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

Answers from Joan Savage, Reflexologist

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1. Can you explain your practice or therapy?

2. What kind of training does someone in your field need? Where did you get your training?

 

 

3. What inspired you to choose this form of complementary therapy?

4. What are the philosophical foundations of your practice?

 

5. What kind of issues does your therapy address?

 

6. How is your approach different from other therapies?

 

7. What would be your choice in complementary therapies other than your own, and why?

 

8. What are some ways your approach works best with 'mainstream' medicine?

 

9. What should a peson look for when searching for a practitioner?

 

10. How do you keep up to date with the lastest research in your field, and do you have to update/review any of your qualifications?

 

11. What do you see as the limitations and strengths of your therapy?

 

12. Using your modality, how would you approach treating a client with:

- Heart Disease

 

- Anxiety/Stress

- Allergies

13. Is there anything else a client should know about your modality?

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