The idea in addressing all points is that the intent of the practitioner is to cover all the internal organs. And this will also include muscle groups and the bones. As the therapy session progresses, there will come a point when the practitioner will come across 'tightness.' When this is evident, the therapist will normally apply pressure on that affected area so that the body can revert back to its normal state. This is known as that deep rest for a person, which is considered as in contrast with the stress response. If the stress will make your mind and body un-stable, the relaxation stage on the other hand will ensure that your body and mind will be on the right balance. And aside from those physical effects of relaxation, it is shown as well that this will increase the person's energy and focus and can also help alleviate pain. Care should be exercised by women who are pregnant when deciding that a reflexology is right for them. If there is really that need to try out a reflexology service, it is recommended that women who are just six weeks into pregnancy should have a modified version of reflexology. In the modified form of treatment for pregnant women, the therapist may treat the uterine and the ovarian reflex areas with more care. It could be borne out of a heart disease or illness or of complications from other diseases which disrupts the body's pumping organ. Heart or chest pain can be felt in various forms. Palpitations or a string of continuous loud thudding are irregular forceful beatings of the heart. This is often felt by people with coronary artery disease. Despite the widespread use of reflexology in different continents, the methods used have stark differences. For instance, the Chinese apply pressure through the use of needles, now popularly known as acupuncture while the Egyptians use the hands to apply pressure on the feet. But the same pressure point principle is observed in the entire reflexology community. And what the therapist normally does in order to make that happen is to wash the feet and the hands first, and to apply firm pressure on the 'zones' on the feet and those hands. Now this is the most common thinking about a reflexology session. But for many, they are still clueless as to what happens at the end of the session.