Professional Foot Health Care and Foot Therapies in Castle Douglas - Foot Health Practitioner and Complementary Therapist for Dumfries and Galloway
Welcome
MindingFeet is a holistic practice thinking differently. Patricia treats all types of foot and lower leg conditions. Prevention is the best cure. She helps you to take care of your feet now so you can avoid problems in the future.
Her goal is to change the way you think about your feet. She would like you to love your feet as much as she does. Feet are our foundation and healthy feet are essential for overall health and wellbeing.
Foot Health, Castle Douglas
Many of My Patients Have Felt Bashful About Their Feet
At MindingFeet, I understand that you may feel insecure about your feet. I’ve seen a variety of feet in all conditions. No two feet are the same and every person has different needs, which is why I take a caring and personalised approach to your foot care.
Your Feet Are For Life
Unlike the tyres on your car, you only get one pair of feet for your lifetime. They are fundamental to your life and your health and should not be ignored.
I am here to help you put your best foot forward, not just today, but for the rest of your life.
Foot Health, Castle Douglas
Joint Mobility and Flexibility
It all starts from the ground up. Your feet might not seem like significant contributors to your overall health. However, when it comes to the external aspects of your body, there is no harder working part than your feet. They keep you moving, and if you take proper care of them, your feet will prevent back knee and hip pain.
Foot Care, Dumfries and Galloway
Reflexology
Reflexology therapy aims to stimulate the body's innate self-healing systems and meridians, thereby reducing anxiety & creating an optimal homeostatic condition to increase circulation, promote healing & improve wellbeing. Thus encouraging the body to use its intrinsic ability to heal itself and restore a natural balance, a holistic approach that is becoming widely recognised & respected in modern medical practice.
Foot Care, Dumfries and Galloway
History of Reflexology
Egyptian hieroglyphics depict the ancient beginnings of reflexology approximately 4000 years ago (Kunz & Kunz, 1995). There is evidence that some forms of reflexology were used by the ancient Chinese and early American Indian tribes (Bolting, 1997). Medical practices developed based on the notion that a stimulus applied to the body produces a response in another area of the body.
Alzheimer's Disease and Reflexology Hippocampus
Was best known for noting the role of the hippocampus in memory, his study of reflexes, and Bekhterev Disease (Ankylosing spondylitis). Moreover, he is known for his competition with Ivan Pavlov regarding the study of conditioned reflexes..
Alzheimer's disease (and other forms of dementia), the hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brain to suffer damage; short-term memory loss and disorientation are included among the early symptoms. Damage to the hippocampus can also result from oxygen starvation (hypoxia), encephalitis, or medial temporal lobe epilepsy. People with extensive, bilateral hippocampal damage may experience anterograde amnesia (the inability to form and retain new memories).
Reflexology through the ages...
Is your baby suffering with colic or teething pain? Have you a teenager studying for exams or worried about identity, friendship groups and other pressures? Reflexology is a fabulous tool that can be used to help ease many common concerns and discomforts at all stages of childhood and adolescence.
Treatments are modified to suit the age of the client - so a much shorter treatment is given to babies and younger children.
Reflexology for Cancer Care
Reflexology may be a good choice for patients who don’t want to be touched, or who can’t be touched or moved during treatment. Unlike massage, it involves only the feet, with no re-positioning or undressing required.
