However, whether you have good or bad posture, sitting especially in front of the computer for an entire day can put so much strain on your upper body. Take time to stand up to stretch and bend your arms and back to refresh yourself. If the stiff neck has already gotten you before you knew it, massage the middle of the limbs of your fingers, where the middle knuckles are. There are plenty of disorders associated with the bladder, yet the most usual symptoms are urine retention, urine incontinence and hematuria or blood in the urine. If you are experiencing any of these, it would greatly help if you start applying pressure on this particular area and see a doctor right away. " Medical scholars and historians believe that the precursor to reflexology spread from olden Egypt to the rest of Europe with the help of the Roman Empire. Historical word-of-mouth accounts alleged that Emperor Augustus (back when he was still known as Octavian) once remarked that Roman politician Mark Antony massaged Cleopatra VII's feet "at dinner parties. This observation will allow us to have a more effective recall of all the pressure points in the map. When a full foot or hand massage is given it will be as if the entire body is being massaged and relaxed because all of its nerve ending are present on these two extremities. That is what makes reflexology a very effective method of inducing relaxation to its patients. The patient may prefer to have a hand reflexology or foot reflexology, those who are ticklish need not be alarmed because the pressure applied on the foot will be firm and not feathery. For a regular relaxing reflexology, the therapist would massage the entire hand or foot methodically ensuring that all pressure points have been given proper attention. The focus on the foot as the main gateway to getting well can be traced to a number of studies and researches made in the past. Based on these researches, the anatomy of the person can be traced to the sole of the foot. For example, the heart and the rest of the organs have representations on the foot of the person.