{"id":163,"date":"2014-02-12T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T23:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/?p=163"},"modified":"2014-02-12T18:16:56","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T23:16:56","slug":"who-shouldnt-receive-a-session-and-why-contraindications-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/12\/who-shouldnt-receive-a-session-and-why-contraindications-part-1-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Shouldn&#8217;t Receive a Session, and Why (Contraindications) Part 1 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cancer Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Reflexology for the Spirit is wonderful for cancer patients.\u00a0 It&#8217;s now offered in many hospitals throughout the country.\u00a0 However, patients receiving chemotherapy shouldn&#8217;t receive reflexology for 48 hours after the end of a chemotherapy session.\u00a0 This is for your protection.\u00a0 The theory is that the patient is toxic for 48 hours after receiving chemotherapy.\u00a0\u00a0If you decide to offer a session to a patient in less than 48 hours, please wear gloves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pregnant Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Women in the first trimester of pregnancy experiencing an unstable pregnancy should not receive reflexology.\u00a0 Nothing is more wonderful than a reflexology session offered to a woman who is in her 7th month of pregnancy and has not seen her feet for a couple of months and still has 2 months to go.\u00a0 The rule is to avoid offering reflexology in the first trimester and stay on the bottom of the feet when you offer sessions thereafter.\u00a0 If you have any concerns, switch to Reiki therapy.\u00a0 Reiki therapy is wonderful for pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>With a regular Reiki therapy client, you can offer sessions weekly and can offer to go with your client partner into the labor and delivery stages of the birth process.\u00a0 Then, of course, you have two clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Clients with Infectious Diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infectious disease and\/or fever sufferers should not receive Reflexology for the Spirit for your protection.\u00a0 To offer a session to someone in a contagious condition, consider some options:\u00a0 gloves, mask, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Severe Congestive<\/strong> <strong>Heart Failure\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good time to use your Reiki therapy skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gangrene<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gangrene occurs when a person&#8217;s cells begin to die in a particular place when there is no circulation in a certain place in the body.\u00a0 Gangrene is fairly rare but can be seen in cases of advanced diabetes.\u00a0 This situation requires a physician&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks for reading today&#8217;s post.\u00a0 We will conclude the Contraindication Section in the next post.\u00a0 If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This post is coming to you from my healing space in scenic downtown Woodstock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Peace and food for all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thurman Greco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer Patients Reflexology for the Spirit is wonderful for cancer patients.\u00a0 It&#8217;s now offered in many hospitals throughout the country.\u00a0 However, patients receiving chemotherapy shouldn&#8217;t receive reflexology for 48 hours after the end of a chemotherapy session.\u00a0 This is for your protection.\u00a0 The theory is that the patient is toxic for 48 hours after receiving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,42,54,78,81,82,101,102,1,109],"tags":[215,248,398,595,646,677,735,944],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - 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