Reflexology for sports injuries

​Do you do some form of sport or exercise regularly?  Maybe you are just starting out? Or do you play sports at a high level?
 
Do you experience pain, cramp, muscle soreness, or any other discomfort?
 
Would you consider reflexology to help to reduce these symptoms and help improve your performance naturally?
 
Reflexology can benefit you in so many ways including:

• Boosting oxygen levels around the body
• Reducing pain levels
• Reducing blood pressure
• Effective removal of toxins
• Improving focus and concentration
• Improved healing after surgery
• Lowering pulse rate

 
I am sure you are wondering how reflexology can help with these things.  Well reflexology is all about balancing the body and helping it to work at its most efficient.  By applying pressure to specific points on the feet, corresponding parts of the body are reached through the nervous system and energy pathways.  Where there is an imbalance or blockage, injury/disease can occur, therefore removing these blockages restores the body to balance.
 
Now you can see, hopefully, that by improving the blood circulation and lymphatic systems in the body will help oxygen and nutrients travel to where they are needed and ensure that muscles can work efficiently.  Circulation is also vital in removing toxins from the organs, to be processed in the liver and kidneys.  A by-product of exercise is lactic acid which causes muscle soreness, and this is more effectively removed when the blood circulation is working well.  Any inflammation caused by injury or overuse can be reduced by the lymphatic system as well as the adrenal glands producing more cortisol than most people would need.  This helps the pain to reduce and injury/surgery to heal quicker. 
 
Reflexology will not stop you from getting injured or feeling soreness in the muscles from exercising hard, but it will reduce the pain felt and will help you to recover quickly between sessions.
 
There are a number of famous sports persons that use reflexology, such as golfers Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus. Perhaps the most surprising recipient of regular reflexology was boxer Muhammad Ali!