reflexology case study - diabetes

case studyREFLEXOLOGY

CLIENT DETAILS

Name: Norman (Surname Withheld) Male/Female: M

Age: 66

Medical History: See attached

Reason for Treatment: Norman has Diabetes, Prostate Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation, Osteoarthritis, Blood Pressure and Gout.

Timeframe: 6 x consecutive weeks of Reflexology treatments on the feet

By Samantha Ruiz-Avila

Overview

Norman is a lovely gentleman, who is suffering from Diabetes and Prostate Cancer for which he has had hormone treatment for in the past but is not currently receiving treatment. He also has Atrial Fibrillation, Osteoarthritis, and he also suffers from High Blood Pressure along with Gout and bad back pain restricting his ability to sit and carry out certain activities. He has never had Reflexology before. He is currently taking 7 different medications (see attached form). A special hospital chair is required for him to be able to sit comfortably at any time as he is unable to sit in a regular chair. Although he has been tested and confirmed that he has gout he has no pain and there is no physical evidence to be seen on his feet. I really enjoyed working with Norman and his lovely wife and hope to see them in the future.

Week 1 – 19/04/08

TREATMENT PLAN

Digestive System, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, glands, lymph, prostate, spine especially lumbar

OBSERVATIONS: PHYSICAL (REFLEXES UP)

Right footSignificant edema around the entire foot and some to the lower leg. They are extremely swollen and hard with 1 significant wound and 1 small cut to the right foot on the action toe. Skin darkened on the legs and dorsal side of feet, circulation very bad

Spine – unable to feel, very swollenBladder – up very puffy Prostate – up and spongy Low back extension and referral – upHip - upKnee – clicky and largeShoulder – Crunchy Brain – Hard and CrunchyNeck – very tightJaw – tightLungs – crunchyHeart – 2 splits, 1 large and 1 small Diaphragm – upSP – upLiver – upStomach – up Pancreas – upKidney – up tenderAdrenals – up tenderSml Intestines – crunchy and lumpy Colon – Crunchy and lumpyLeft Foot – Note colour significant colour difference in feet now that circulation is brought back to the Right FootEdema same in this foot Spine – unable to feel Hip – hip reflex on this side appears to be more swollen Knee – clicky and largeShoulder – crunchyBrain – hard and crunchy Neck – really crunchy more than right

Jaw – tight Lungs – crunchyHeart – 2 splits, 1 large and 1 small Diaphragm – upSP – upStomach – up hardPancreas – upLiver – upSpleen - upStomach – up Pancreas – upKidney – up tenderAdrenals – up tenderSml Intestines – crunchy and lumpy Colon – Crunchy and lumpy

OSERVATIONS: EMOTIONAL

Client seemed very tired, appeared to almost sleep during treatment. Client commented that the treatment was very very nice. His mood appeared uplifted afterwards

IMPROVEMENTS

N/A

ZONES All zones showing OTHER NOTES

Week 2 – 26/04/08

TREATMENT PLAN

Lymph – need to move the fluid, kidneys, adrenals pancreas, spleen, glands, digestive


Right foot Client commented that he still had feeling in his feet until Wednesday which is 4 days after treatment, especially to the right foot. The client’s feet are allround a lot softer, not as tight as last week.

Spine – Lumbar and Sacral area not as swollen, dorsal side puffy and swollen but improved since last weekBladder – up puffyProstate – up spongyLow back extension and referral – upHip - upKnee – better not as swollenShoulder – unchangedBrain – crunchy and lumpy Pituitary – upNeck – up Intuition toe (eye) – up and there is a deep crease here Toes – all toes puffyJaw – improved Lungs – little crunchy but improved immensely Diaphragm – improved SP – unchanged Liver – improved a lot Stomach – up but feels slightly less hard than last weekPancreas – up, slightly improvedColon – huge improvement Sml Intestines – huge improvement Adrenal – up and more tender than kidneysKidney – tenderBladder – upUrethra - little tender towards bottom near bladderLeft Foot Hip – improved Spine – same as right footKnees – I don’t think up so much now as much as knobbly was hard to tell b4 with the swelling

Shoulder – unchanged Brain – same as right foot but not as crunchyNeck – clicky near headEyes – gone, no pain this week client expressed Ears – up tender Communication toeJaw – improved Lung – puffy spongy in the top half onlyHeart - same Liver – up in this foot only Spleen – up Stomach - very tender Kidney – up tender Adrenal – tender Pancreas – upColon – up but improved a lot


Client seemed in good spirits was happy to see me

IMPROVEMENTS

Swelling – overall improvement, can feel more Circulation improved KneeJawLungs – little crunchy but improved immensely Brain Eyes Colon – up but improved a lot

ZONES All zonesOTHER NOTES

Week 3

TREATMENT PLAN

Kidneys, adrenals, lymph, stomach, colon, small intestines, heart, brain, glands, liver, lymph


Left foot appears more swollen than right which has been good all week apparently. Client reports the pain in feet is improved all round this week.

Right FootHip – less swelling but still puffy around lateral side Spine – less swellingKnees – betterShoulder – little tender on dorsal sideBrain – not as tight Neck – improved softerEyes – intuition toe swollen/puffy and crease still there, other eye puffy although not as badEars – puffy Jaw – still tight but improved a lotLungs – little crunchy but improvedHeart – good much less tight SP – up Stomach – improved a lotKidney – up but not as tender Adrenal – up but not as tenderLiver – goodSmall Intestines – good, tiny bit crunchy on medial side still but improvedProstate – up but not as much as last weekBladder - improvedLeft Foot Very puffy fluid around medial ankle (hip and low back) Spine – very hard to feel lower spine due to the above mentioned swelling, dorsal side of foot improved Shoulder – not as tight improved Brain – not as tight a little improvedNeck – a little softer but toe still cracks/clicks Eyes – puffy Glands – up Stomach – up Spleen – up

Kidney – up same as last weekAdrenals – up same as last week Bladder – improved Pancreas - lumpy Small intestine – medial side lumpy Colon – large improvement


Good spirits

IMPROVEMENTS

Spine Knees Brain Neck JawLungs Heart Stomach KidneysAdrenals LiverSmall intestineProstate bladder

ZONESOTHER NOTES

Norman has informed his Dr that he is having Reflexology treatment. I asked him what his Dr has said about his circulation and colouration of his legs, he said the Dr told him that his circulation isn’t too bad and it’s not unusual to have more discolouration in his legs than his feet. Client also informs me that he is having a colonoscopy next week, Dr looking for Polops and Cancer. His treatment for Prostate Cancer was Hormones but currently not having treatment.

Week 4 – 10/5/08

TREATMENT PLAN Colon, kidneys, adrenals, spleen, pancreas and glands, lymph


Client reports no changes thinks week, skin colour has improved on feet. Every week low back hip area get a little more swollen and puffy.

Spine – low back and hip area badly swollen hard to feel spineProstate – gone down a lot betterShoulder – little tightScapula – dorsal side feels tight but is a bit softer, skin colour there was very dark before has now improved greatly Brain – good Eyes – good Ears – good Neck – softer Jaw – unchanged since last weekLungs – good Heart – good, still callus but feels nice and softDiaphragm – goodSP – goodLiver – good Stomach – little firm and little crunchyPancreas – upKidney – greatly improved Adrenal – greatly improved also Bladder – good no longer puffy Colon – improved more again just 2 spots nowSpleen – up little tender

OSERVATIONS: EMOTIONALIMPROVEMENTS All improved except spine and jawZONESOTHER NOTES Colonoscopy didn’t happen.

Week 5 – 24/05/08

TREATMENT PLAN

Kidneys, adrenals, spleen, pancreas, stomach, colon, small intestine, lymph


Client reports still has sensation in both feet, swelling on dorsal of feet almost all gone.

Right FootSpine – improved swellingProstate – unchanged since last weekKnee – goodShoulder – little crunchy still, little tensionBrain – tightPituitary – still up Neck – much better really starting to soften, most tension on the medial side nowLungs – goodEyes – good Ears – good Thymus – down this week Liver – unchanged Pancreas – little grittyStomach – little tight Small intestines – tiny gritty on medial sideColon – much better lump near appendix almost gone very softKidneys – better but still feels itAdrenals – down Left FootSpine – tight all thru low back, can actually feel it now properly for first timeScapula – lumpBladder – little swellingProstate – unchanged slightly spongyKnee – swelling improved Brain – not too tight, goodPituitary – upJaw – much softerDiaphragm – good SP – good Stomach – up but improved Spleen – goodKidney – upAdrenals – up Urethra - little crunchy

Colon – softer and the little hard lump on left foot is still hard but a bit smaller


Very relaxed

IMPROVEMENTS

All improved but no changes since last week for Prostate liver kidneys and adrenals

ZONESOTHER NOTES

Client had colonoscopy last week, still awaiting results

Week 6 – 31/05/08

TREATMENT PLAN

Colon, small intestines, brain, glands, stomach, pancreas, spleen kidneys and adrenals


No changes noticed

Right FootSpine – slightly improved Prostate – slightly improvedKnee – good Shoulder – improved not as firm still crunchyBrain – unchanged Pituitary – up unchanged (possible bone spur)Eyes – goodEars – goodHeart – good softLungs – goodDiaphragm – goodSP – goodPancreas – up still but improved a littleKidney – improved Adrenals – more tender than kidney but improvedBladder – up Small intestine – little lumpy medial sideColon – improved again Liver – good Left Foot Spine – improved Shoulder – same as rightBrain – not bad less tight Pituitary - still up possibly bone spur from osteo same on right footNeck – improved again much better Spleen – up tiny bit Adrenal – up more than right foot more tender than kidneyKidney – up more than right foot


In really good spirits, very happy with the treatments and expressed he want to come to me as a client in the future when I open my business. Expressed gratitude and how good it makes him feel.

IMPROVEMENTS

All improved since last week with the exception of the brain, kidneys and adrenals

ZONESOTHER NOTES

OVERVIEW OF IMPROVMENTS

Over the six week treatments Norman showed an incredible improvement in the overall swelling of his feet, he also showed significant improvement all round but in particular his Colon and small intestine. It is interesting to note that I did not see much change in his Kidneys and Adrenals over the 6 week treatment plan.

LESSONS LEARNT

Clients won’t always verbalise or express their thoughts, sometimes you here it from the partners or family. Norman’s wife approached me after the 3rd week to tell me that he was so impressed by the treatments he was telling everyone he knew about it and how good he thought it was, he was amazed at the feedback I gave him about certain areas that he had not discussed with me previously, although he did not express this to me himself.

The strain on the partners and families of people with illnesses such as Normans can be a lot to bare, and sometimes the carers need as much care as the person with the disease.

Sometimes clients keep quiet to test your knowledge, perhaps thinking that if they give you too much feedback they will be giving you the answers, I actually enjoy this aspect of my work and find that Reflexology speaks for itself.

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