Palative Care & Treating People with Life Threatening Illnesses

Reflexology may help people to relax and manage their illnesses by helping them to communicate and by providing support. It may be able to help reduce anxiety and stress related conditions, promoting a peacful atmosphere and safe personal space.

Reflexology may be an important therapy to make the final days, weeks or months as comfortable as possible.

Reflexology may be a way to communicate silently, express love and concern and help the person relax. Relaxation techniques may encourage a deep, restful sleep.

Reflexology may help to take the client's mind off the suffering and focus it on relaxation. While the laying on of hands may be beneficial for the terminally ill, at times it may not be possible to touch them directly where the pain is, either because it is internal or because the body can not tolerate the pressure there. The feet are seldom in too much pain to be worked and because the theory is that the entire body is represented on the foot, reflexology sessions may directly influence organs and painful areas of the body.

Hand reflexolgy is always a good alternative when the feet can not be worked or the client can not be moved.

Help for Carers:-

Reflexology may help with:- Giving opportunity to talk and express their feeling in a safe atmosphere Giving them time for themselvesMay help balance systems of the body which may be adversly effected by stressMay help them relax and manage their stress levels

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