Foot massage can counteract headaches. Massages are manipulation practices performed on different parts of the body, capable of improving their functions, as well as promoting relaxation and well-being of the body.
It has been proven that massaging the foot area specifically provides undeniable benefits for the healing of various ailments. According to the digital magazine INESEM, the sole and the foot as a whole therefore schematically represent the entire body and its organs.
Reflexology, Reflexotherapy, or Zone Therapy is a massage technique based on the application of pressure to certain points on the hands and, above all, on the feet, to stimulate the healing capacities of the human body, including the head area.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that one in 20 adults suffers from headaches every day or almost every day; therefore, this therapy can largely counteract this condition, since it is based on the principle that on the soles of the feet, where more than 7 thousand nerve endings converge, are the points that correspond to all the organs of the body.
Below we will detail the specific points of the foot that are related to the head so that you can perform the massage exactly in those areas.
Specific areas of the foot to relieve headaches
According to the book Digitopuncture, an ancestral healing technique published in 2014, it states that there are 5 points on the foot to relieve headaches.
These points are as follows:
- Under the nail bed of the big toe, on the side closest to the second toe
- In the groove behind the round bone on the outside of the ankle
- At the base of the third toenail, on the side closest to the little toe
- On the sole, one-third of the distance between the toes and the heel
- Under the nail bed of the little toe, on the side furthest from the fourth toe
How to do foot massages to relieve headaches
You must know how to massage that area.
- Wherever your headache occurs, try to find an appropriate place to do it, or at least where you feel comfortable.
- Adopt an ideal position to perform the massage, either sitting in a chair or comfortably on the floor.
- Take some deep breaths, this will help oxygenate your head.
- If you have it available, you can use any cream or oil that you like best and try to make circular movements with the knuckles of your hands.
- Constantly repeat these circular movements in the specific areas described above.
Practice this foot massage by following these steps and start enjoying the relief it can bring to counteract headaches.