Deck 13: Foot Reflexology: Theories and Techniques

Question 1

Through which toe does Zone 1 pass?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fifth

Answer 1

A
Explanation: Zone 1 passes through the great toe, Zone 2 passes through the second toe, and so on to the smallest toe, through which Zone 5 passes.

Question 2

Which condition is a local contraindication for receiving reflexology?

A) Pregnancy
B) Peripheral neuropathy
C) Client frailty
D) Warts

Answer 2

D
Explanation: Local contraindications include warts.

Question 3

What is another term for the relaxation techniques used in reflexology?

A) Gems
B) Anchors
C) Desserts
D) Triggers

Answer 3

C
Explanation: Relaxation techniques, sometimes called desserts, are used to relax the client before, during, and after a reflexology session. Techniques include the foot flop, the ankle flop, and moving the foot and ankle into dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion, and eversion.

Question 4

Who is regarded as the mother of reflexology?

A) Ida Rolf
B) Janet Travell
C) Eunice Ingham
D) Bonnie Prudden

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which term means the four horizontal lines that traverse the plantar surface of each foot?

A) Zones
B) Chakras
C) Channels
D) Landmarks

Question 7

In reflexology, which landmark starts at the base of the fifth metatarsal and creates a line across to the foot's medial longitudinal arch?

A) Waistline
B) Pelvic line
C) Diaphragm line
D) Neck/shoulder line

Question 8

The sinus reflexes are located on which area of the foot?

A) Heel
B) Ankle
C) Top of the foot
D) Pads of the toes

Question 9

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

Question 10

Which technique is used to stimulate all points within an entire zone during a reflexology treatment?

A) Cupping
B) Walking
C) Point work
D) Point tapping

Question 11

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

Question 12

In reflexology, which landmark is located just below the ball of the foot?

A) Waistline
B) Pelvic line
C) Diaphragm line
D) Neck/shoulder line

Question 13

In reflexology, which term means the paths that life force travels in the body?

A) Poles
B) Zones
C) Nadis
D) Meridians

Question 14

How many zones are in the body, according to reflexology?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Seven
D) Ten

Question 15

Reflexology originated more than 5,000 years ago, tracing back to which country?

A) Egypt
B) Persia
C) Nigeria
D) Turkey

Question 16

Which area of the foot contains the reproductive reflexes?

A) Ankle
B) Top
C) Ball
D) Heel

Question 17

What was reflexology originally called?

A) Zone therapy
B) Craniosacral therapy
C) Trigger point therapy
D) Neuromuscular therapy

Question 18

Which condition has research shown that reflexology will alleviate?

A) Renal failure
B) Menstrual cramps
C) Heart failure
D) Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 19

What do reflex points represent?

A) Chakras
B) Meridians
C) Brain and nerve pathways
D) Organs and structures

Question 20

Which technique is used to stimulate specific points within a zone during a reflexology treatment?

A) Cupping
B) Walking
C) Point work
D) Point tapping