Spine placement for Reflexologists

[Music] the spine is the core of the structural support and the nervous system in the body in most foot Maps the spine runs down the bony prominence on the inside of the foot the theory being that the spine runs Central to the body and therefore should be Central to the feet occasionally foot Maps have put them on the planter area of the foot rather than down the side regardless of this the spine is in the center of the [Music] feet we will be discussing the placement down the bony prominence on the side of the foot you will have been taught that the spine consists of seven cervical vertebrae then 12 thoracic five lumbar the s and the coxic at the base of the spine where these are placed on the foot will be dependent on the foot map you learned from here we will discuss a couple of different spinal placements that may give you an alternative to try should you not be achieving the results you hoped for from your spine positioning the first is the very standard bony placement curving down to the Coxx on the bottom of the foot the seven cervical vertebrae run down the side of the neck reflex the 12 thoracic down from the shoulder girdle ending near the waist or navicular bone here the lumber vertebrae start with the sacrum and the coxic curving downwards remember the pelvis attaches onto the spine at the sacrum fire the sacroiliac joint and the pelvis is represented on the foot all around the ankle bone the second spine routine follows the same root for cical and thoracic vertebrae medial aspect of the big toe and down from the shoulder girdle but at the waist reflex or navicular bone rather than the lumber vertebrae curving down towards the coxic it turns through 90° up towards the ankle bone and the five lumbar vertebrae are are worked to end up in the dip on the anterior aspect of the ankle bone this technique has been developed as this is the path that remains on bone in the same way as the spine is bony the sacrum is represented along the edge of the medial aspect and finishes at the coxic at the back of the heel this information can be an addition to your tools in your treatment toolbox providing you with a variety of techniques reflexology and hand reflexology should not be used as an alternative to medical [Music] advice