Foot reflexology · zone 1, 2, 3
Location: On the sole of the left foot in zones 1-3, a band lying just below the stomach area and immediately above the waist line.
Longitudinal zone(s): 1, 2, 3 of 5
Side: left foot
Tradition: Ingham (Western)
Ingham (Western)
Many Ingham-lineage charts show the pancreas on the LEFT foot only, as a band just above the waist line in zones 1-3; others show a smaller portion on the right foot as well.
The disagreement is over whether the head of the pancreas is represented on the right foot at all.
Chinese reflexology
Chinese charts show a small pancreas area on both feet, lying between the stomach and duodenum areas close to the medial border in zone 1.
More medial and considerably smaller than in most Western charts.
Traditionally worked as part of a digestive sequence, immediately after the stomach area.
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.
No claim is made over blood sugar; anyone managing diabetes should stay with their medical care, and a diabetic foot with reduced sensation is conventionally worked only with light pressure.
On the sole of the left foot in zones 1-3, a band lying just below the stomach area and immediately above the waist line.
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.
No claim is made over blood sugar; anyone managing diabetes should stay with their medical care, and a diabetic foot with reduced sensation is conventionally worked only with light pressure.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
