Many Needs By Injured and Disaster First Responders By Bill Flocco

People who have suffered through a natural disaster might have physical
pain as well as other types of health issues and needs, such as:

1. Musculoskeletal Pain – Pain Reduction, Management, and Elimination,
   such as injuries, strains, sprains, fractures, etc., in the head, teeth, jaw, in neck, shoulders; upper, mid, lower back, hips, sciatica; arms, legs, ribs, muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, joints
2. Pain Inside The Body – Headaches, sinuses, teeth, throat, lungs, heart, stomach, heartburn, gallbladder, kidneys, colon/large intestines, uterus, prostate, urinary bladder and more
3. Anxiety – exhaustion, fear, tension, stress, depression
4. Sleep – getting to sleep, staying asleep
5. Feel, function, and cope better
6. Safe Caring Nurturing Reassuring Touch

Reflexing For Pain Relief

Since, in 1982, coining the term “Ear Reflexology” and pioneering the Integration of Foot Hand Ear Reflexology into the same Reflexology session, we have discovered that when it comes to using Reflexology for the relief of pain, for some parts of the body the feet are more effective, for other parts of the body the hands are more effective, and for yet other parts of the body ears are more effective. The question is, where would you reflex first for most consistent dependable relief of pain in different parts of the body.

During the early phases after a disaster happens, with lots of people in pain, it will be helpful to know which reflex – the reflex on the feet, hands, or ears – will help most for pain relief, not only to help relieve pain as quickly as possible, but also, the sooner pain is reduced, the sooner you can move on to help others. 

After three decades of working with all three, we give you the General

Patters of where to reflex for pain relief:

Priority Reflexing – Top Priority Between Feet Hands Ear

Brain (Headaches & Sinuses) – Hands
Jaws, Neck, Shoulders, Lower Back, Hips, Sciatica – Ears
Thoracic Spine – Feet
Inner Chest and Inner Abdomen – Feet

Reflexing All Three

We also discovered, as logic would suggest, if there is more time to reflex someone, reflexing specific reflexes on all three, feet, hands and ears, produces better results. For example, if someone has lower back pain, reflexing the lower back reflexes on all three, feet hands ears, yields getter results.

Progression Reflexing – Where To Reflex 1st, 2nd, 3rd

When There Is Pain In These Seven Regions Of The Body Reflex:

Brain (Headaches & Sinuses) – Hands 1st, Ears 2nd, Feet 3rd

Jaws, Neck, Shoulders, Lower Back, Hips, Sciatica – Ears 1st, Feet 2nd, Hands 3rd

Thoracic Spine – Feet 1st, Hands 2nd, Ears 3rd

Inner Chest and Inner Abdomen – Feet 1st, Hands a very close 2nd, Ears 3rd

Upper Arms to finger tips – Hands 1st, Feet 2nd, Ears 3rd

Upper Leg to tips of toes – Feet 1st, Hands 2nd, Ears 3rd

Where Reflexes Are Located For Each Of These Parts Of The Body.

Head
1st Hands: half of the thumb closer to the tip
2nd Ears: Upper part of ear lobe
3rd Feet: half of the big toe closer to the tip

Neck
1st Ears: Inner ridge near ear lobe
2nd Feet: half of the big toe closer to the foot
3rd Hands: half of the thumb closer to the hand

Chest
1st Feet: Ball & Pad between base of toes and arch
2nd Hands: Palm surface of knuckles at base of fingers
3rd Ears: Inner chest – lower valley, External chest – wider part of inner ridge

Shoulders
1st Ears: Near base of long valley
2nd Feet: Grooves on tops of feet
3rd Hands: Grooves on back of hands

Upper Abdomen
1st Feet: Soft sole – arch
2nd Hands: Soft part of palms
3rd Ears: Inner Abdomen – Upper valley, External Abdomen – wider part of inner ridge

Lower Abdomen
1st Feet: Sole surface of heal
2nd Hands: Palm surface of heal
3rd Ears: Inner Abdomen – Upper valley and triangular valley, External Abdomen – wider part of inner ridge

Arms
1st Hands: Outer edge from below small finger down toward the wrist
2nd Feet: Outer edge from below small toe down toward the heel
3rd Ears: Long Valley

Hips & Legs
1st Ears: Hips, narrow ridge. Legs, wide ridge & triangular valley
2nd Feet: Soft triangle on outer edge of feet, below outer ankle bone
3rd Hands: Outer edge of hand, far below the small finger, near the wrist

Thoracic Spinal Column (mid spine)
1st Feet: Inner edge from below big toe all the way to the heel
2nd Hands: Inner edge from below the thumb all the way to the heel
3rd Ears: Inner edge of Inner ridge

Lumbar Spinal Column (back bones) & Sciatica
1st Ears: Narrow ridge
2nd Feet: Inner edge from below big toe all the way to the heel
3rd Hands: Inner edge from below the thumb all the way to the heel

Cause No Injury – Prevent Additional Injury

When people are injured, and in disasters many are likely to be, when
using Reflexology, be careful, be conservative, do not aggravate any
existing condition. This means you might not be able to reflex all or
parts of feet, or hands, or ears. You might need to reflex for very short
periods of time, 5 to 15 minutes, might need to reflex quite lightly, apply
no stretching or pulling – such as on fingers and toes, possibly need to
hold reflexes instead of using movements that move the tissue.

If many are injured, you might need to show people where and how to
reflex their own, as well as their neighbor’s, feet, hands, and ears.

Reflexology is not a substitute for Injury & Trauma First Aid
Reflexology in not a substitute for Emergency Medical Care
Reflexology is not a substitute for Medical Care from a Primary Health Provider

About Author:

Bill`s introduction to Reflexology might have started as a young boy. His mother went through many surgeries. She used today, Billy, would you rub my feet? Mama Flocci`s feet would feel better, and, the rest of her would feel better as well.

In 1982 Bill coined the word Ear Reflexology began pioneering the integration of Foot Hand Ear Reflexology, in so doing accelerating the popularization not only of Ear Reflexology, but also of Hand Reflexology at conferences and workshops around the world. More information please visit site www.americanacademyofreflexology.com