It is important to remember that when tender reflexes are located, they must be worked with a degree of pressure to effect the desired result. Massaging or pampering the foot may feel good but does nothing to stimulate the reflexes and begin the body's natural process of healing. Well-worked reflexes prove to the client the necessity of pressure by the renewed harmony that the process of homeostasis has brought to the body. The reflexologist always works within the pain tolerance threshold of the individual. A reflexologist works within the pain tolerance threshold of the individual.
Stress can affect all reflexes.
They may numb reflexes. In reality, reflexology can be administered anywhere - sitting up or lying down. Receiving the therapy when necessary is more important than waiting for optimum treatment conditions. The client practices cleanliness. The client gives the reflexologist a completed Reflexology Health Record and accepts responsibility for the treatment The client tells the reflexologist the pain tolerance threshold.