Chapter 13: Foot Reflexology: Theories and Techniques
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Reflexology involves addressing areas of the body by applying different amounts of pressure to
points located where?
a. Internal organs
b. Chakras and third eye
c. Skull, spine, and pelvis
d. Feet and hands
ANS: D
Reflexology, or zone therapy, is a practice in which different amounts of pressure are applied to
specific points on the feet or hands that are believed to match up with certain other parts of
the body, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
2. Reflexology originated more than 5,000 years ago, tracing back to which country?
a. Egypt
b. Persia
c. Nigeria
d. Turkey
ANS: A
Various forms of foot massage and reflexology have existed for over 5000 years with references
found in many countries including India, Egypt, China, and Japan.
3. Reflexology developed out of zone therapy, and the research and writings in the early 1900s by
whom?
a. James Watson and Francis Crick
b. William Harvey and Andrea Borelli
c. James Cyriax and John Harvey Dalton
d. William Fitzgerald and Joe Shelby Riley
ANS: D
Reflexology developed out of zone therapy and the research and writings of Drs. William
Fitzgerald and Joe Shelby Riley in the early 1900s.
4. Who is regarded as the mother of reflexology?
a. Ida Rolf
b. Janet Travell
c. Eunice Ingham
d. Bonnie Prudden
ANS: C
, Reflexology was popularized in North America by Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist who is
affectionately referred to as the “mother of reflexology.” She spent most of her life mapping the
exact location of reflex points on the feet. Ingham spread her love and knowledge of reflexology
through teaching, writing, and demonstrating reflexology on as many people as possible from the
1930s through the early 1970s. Her work is still carried on by the International Institute of
Reflexology with seminars held worldwide.
5. Which reason makes reflexology a popular treatment to receive?
a. It is cheaper than massage
b. Extra lubricant is used to soften feet
c. Disrobing is unnecessary
d. Varying amounts of pressure is used on the points
ANS: C
To receive reflexology, disrobing is not necessary and lubricants are not needed. Furthermore,
reflexology can be practiced practically anywhere that is comfortable for both the
reflexologist and the client. For these and many more reasons, reflexology is a popular form of
massage.
6. In reflexology, which term means the paths that life force travels in the body?
a. Poles b. Zones c. Nadis
d. Meridians
ANS: B
Reflexology theory states that this life force flows through the body through 1 of 10 vertical
paths called zones.
7. What was reflexology originally called?
a. Zone therapy
b. Craniosacral therapy
c. Trigger point therapy
d. Neuromuscular therapy
ANS: A
Reflexology theory states that this life force flows through the body through 1 of 10 vertical
paths called zones, which give rise to reflexology’s original name of zone therapy.
8. Which condition has research shown that reflexology will alleviate?
a. Renal failure
b. Menstrual cramps
c. Heart failure
d. Rheumatoid arthritis
ANS: B
Reflexology decreased the intensity and duration of menstrual cramps more effectively than
ibuprofen in university students. These effects continued after the sessions discontinued.
9. How many zones are in the body, according to reflexology?
a. Two
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Reflexology involves addressing areas of the body by applying different amounts of pressure to
points located where?
a. Internal organs
b. Chakras and third eye
c. Skull, spine, and pelvis
d. Feet and hands
ANS: D
Reflexology, or zone therapy, is a practice in which different amounts of pressure are applied to
specific points on the feet or hands that are believed to match up with certain other parts of
the body, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
2. Reflexology originated more than 5,000 years ago, tracing back to which country?
a. Egypt
b. Persia
c. Nigeria
d. Turkey
ANS: A
Various forms of foot massage and reflexology have existed for over 5000 years with references
found in many countries including India, Egypt, China, and Japan.
3. Reflexology developed out of zone therapy, and the research and writings in the early 1900s by
whom?
a. James Watson and Francis Crick
b. William Harvey and Andrea Borelli
c. James Cyriax and John Harvey Dalton
d. William Fitzgerald and Joe Shelby Riley
ANS: D
Reflexology developed out of zone therapy and the research and writings of Drs. William
Fitzgerald and Joe Shelby Riley in the early 1900s.
4. Who is regarded as the mother of reflexology?
a. Ida Rolf
b. Janet Travell
c. Eunice Ingham
d. Bonnie Prudden
ANS: C
, Reflexology was popularized in North America by Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist who is
affectionately referred to as the “mother of reflexology.” She spent most of her life mapping the
exact location of reflex points on the feet. Ingham spread her love and knowledge of reflexology
through teaching, writing, and demonstrating reflexology on as many people as possible from the
1930s through the early 1970s. Her work is still carried on by the International Institute of
Reflexology with seminars held worldwide.
5. Which reason makes reflexology a popular treatment to receive?
a. It is cheaper than massage
b. Extra lubricant is used to soften feet
c. Disrobing is unnecessary
d. Varying amounts of pressure is used on the points
ANS: C
To receive reflexology, disrobing is not necessary and lubricants are not needed. Furthermore,
reflexology can be practiced practically anywhere that is comfortable for both the
reflexologist and the client. For these and many more reasons, reflexology is a popular form of
massage.
6. In reflexology, which term means the paths that life force travels in the body?
a. Poles b. Zones c. Nadis
d. Meridians
ANS: B
Reflexology theory states that this life force flows through the body through 1 of 10 vertical
paths called zones.
7. What was reflexology originally called?
a. Zone therapy
b. Craniosacral therapy
c. Trigger point therapy
d. Neuromuscular therapy
ANS: A
Reflexology theory states that this life force flows through the body through 1 of 10 vertical
paths called zones, which give rise to reflexology’s original name of zone therapy.
8. Which condition has research shown that reflexology will alleviate?
a. Renal failure
b. Menstrual cramps
c. Heart failure
d. Rheumatoid arthritis
ANS: B
Reflexology decreased the intensity and duration of menstrual cramps more effectively than
ibuprofen in university students. These effects continued after the sessions discontinued.
9. How many zones are in the body, according to reflexology?
a. Two
