Foot reflexology · zone 2, 3
Location: In the Ingham-derived Western mapping, over the ball of the left foot in zones 2-3, immediately above the diaphragm line and overlapping the lung area.
Longitudinal zone(s): 2, 3 of 5
Side: left foot
Tradition: Ingham (Western)
Chinese reflexology
Chinese charts place the heart on the sole of the LEFT foot beneath the fourth metatarsal, in zone 4 between the ball of the foot and the diaphragm line - clearly more lateral than the Ingham placement.
One of the clearest disagreements between the two lineages.
Ingham (Western)
Ingham-lineage charts place the heart over the ball of the LEFT foot in zones 2-3, immediately above the diaphragm line and overlapping the lung area.
A few Western charts also mark a small heart area on the right foot; most do not.
Traditionally worked briefly and lightly within a general sequence.
Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment. Systematic reviews have not shown it to be effective for any medical condition. These maps document what practitioners traditionally use — they are not claims about how the body works.
Reflexology makes no claim on cardiac function; chest pain, breathlessness or palpitations need urgent medical assessment, not foot work.
In the Ingham-derived Western mapping, over the ball of the left foot in zones 2-3, immediately above the diaphragm line and overlapping the lung area.
Ingham (Western). Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.
No. Reflexology maps are traditional diagrams, not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition.
Reflexology makes no claim on cardiac function; chest pain, breathlessness or palpitations need urgent medical assessment, not foot work.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
