So many of us have suffered from sleep disorders at some point in our lives and sleep disorders in adults is a common problem. Sleep disorders can be caused by stress or tension and things get better with time, but chronic sleep disorder can interfere with daily life and health of an individual because it affects the quality of sleep and lack of restful sleep affects energy levels, emotional balance, and general health. Reflexology is an effective alternative in this case and it can improve the quality of sleep by relieving stress, anxiety, fear, grief and pain. Reflexology therapy helps in distributing the energy evenly throughout the body and helps in relaxing the body.
Massaging the reflex points of the organs that cause sleep disorders can help to relive from these disorders.
Brain – Helps to relieve mental stress, anxiety & fear
Solar plexus - Tension and stress commonly result in a "tight chest" and "shallow breathing." This technique is good for anxiety, improved breathing, to ease distress, anger, and pain. Oriental medicine calls this point, "Calming Spirit" and it lives up to the name.
Respiratory system - Lungs,
Circulatory systems - composed of the cardiovascular system (which distributes blood) and the lymphatic system (which distributes lymph). Cardiovascular system is the heart and lymphatic system contains spleen, thymus, and bone marrow.
Massage reflex areas of brain, solar plexus, lungs, heart, spleen, thymus, and stomach. If found any pain, numbness in these reflex areas, then special attention should be given to that particular area. Because a different sensation indicates, some minor problem linked with that related organ. If a particular point shows any positive change after massaging, then increase the frequency of massage to that particular location. If happen otherwise discards that reflex point from massaging.