Q. Dear Donna: I have a
client who has excruciating pain in her ankles and heels. As a reflexologist, I would
assess this as a form of sciatica, although she has yet to feel pain in her hips or lower
back. I have held acupressure points on her, and have gently pulled and stretched the skin
over the painful areas, which has brought her some relief, but I want to know what else I
can do to help her.
A. My own experience suggests that if
there is no pain in the hip, back, or leg, it is probably not sciatica. To help with her
ankle pain, I would work with the bladder, kidney, or spleen meridians, depending on where
the pain is sharpest, because these are the meridians that run along the ankle. Energy
testing will help you to zero in on the specific meridian that is involved, although there
may actually be more than one to treat. If you feel uncertain about your testing results,
you could also sedate all three (using the acupuncture points shown on pp. 120 – 123
of Energy Medicine), noting which one helped to ease her pain the most. Then,
follow this by strengthening the spleen meridian, also using the acupuncture points. You
can also determine which meridians need attention by the location of the pain and the
break and comparing these to the meridian flow diagrams in Chapter 4.
You could also tape the north side of a magnet to her heel to reduce
the pain (read and experiment with the pain techniques in Chapter 10 and the use of
magnets in Chapter 11). Painful heels also often indicate a problem with a person’s
spleen and pancreas energy, indicating the possibility of blood sugar issues. |
