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Targeted massaging on the feet can relax tension, induce sleep, increase circulation, slow the advance of the effects of aging, and it can rejuvenate. But did you know it can also be used to diagnose problems? You can catch a problem in it's infancy, when it's laying dormant, or when it's about to cause a break down. The latter happened to a man in his mid-50's. He had gone to a reputable Reflexologist because 'he just wasn't feeling right'. When she put her hands on the middle of his foot, he soared from his chair. She barely touched the kidney reflex. She told him he belonged in the hospital, and that his wife should take him immediately. After tests, the doctors told him that his kidneys 'were about to shut down'. They caught the break down before it could do permanent damage. A man in his early twenties also complained of 'just not feeling right', when he went for a treatment at the office of a Reflexologist. She started the session slowly to detect any severe pain. He had none. So she gave him a 'firmly targeted' treatment. The next day he had blood in his urine. The treatment brought to the surface a condition that was technically laying dormant. The condition was then in a position to be addressed by reflexology, teas, a oil massage over the bladder area, and mandatory, sit-down breaks at work for a period of 3 weeks. The condition was cured. On a personal note: One day, the ball of my foot just started hurting for no apparent reason, whenever I walked on it. I didn't understand, because I felt fine. Since it was the lung reflex, I massaged the pain out of it and took some sage tea, which has expectorant properties. As it turns out, I was starting to get sick with a cold. The treatment rid my body of the congestion, and the pain when walked disappeared. Don't you agree that the feet are probably the most abused part of the body? Well, learn their language, and don't ignore what they are trying to tell you when they hurt. Track down the reason. It could mean the difference between a relaxing rub, a cup of tea and a hospital stay.