Back Pain Reflexology Exercises

Back pain reflexology can get rid of or at least relieve that annoying back pain that can stop us from doing heaps of different activities.

Severe back pain is enough to keep people resting for days without being able to do anything.

The techniques on this page are dedicated to helping the healing process in getting better from back pain and relieving pain from mild, uncommon back pain, always see a doctor if it is severe pain as this is not medical advice.

It is important to note here that people who have been lying down for long periods of time - anything more than 24- 48 hours, should not receive reflexology until they have been active for at least two weeks.

If there is any question about whether or not reflexology is suitable for a person, please visit our comprehensive Caution! page that outlines exactly who should avoid it altogether and who should see professional reflexologists.

The best place to do this technique is on the feet.

This is fine for do-it-yourself reflexology or to do to someone else.

Begin on the right foot, do the whole spine area on the right foot and then do the same to the left foot.

For best results also do the Reflexology Shoulder Ache relief technique and the Reflexology Headache Relief technique as well.

First step is to hold the foot with both hands, holding on to the spine area with the palm of the hands - the fingers on the top of the foot and the thumbs on the bottom of the foot. Now slowly and gently twist/ wring the hands away from each other in order to twist massage the spine area on the foot. This is a relaxation exercise. Do this, twisting both ways, for about ten to fifteen seconds.

Next step in this back pain reflexology technique is to thumb walk up and down the complete spine area (runs along the inside of both feet from tip of big toe to back end of heel, see diagram below)

followed by the Shoulder Ache Relief technique.

Lastly walk upwards and downwards over the spine length again, and finish with the relaxation exercises, or twisting/ wringing the spine.

Now do all of the above steps onto the left foot.

The complete trick can take from ten minutes to twenty minutes.

If it is being really effective and feeling great we recommend doing a whole foot reflexology session. Click here to do more back pain reflexology exercises!!

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