AcuAtlas ReflexZone

Hand reflexology

Hand Reflexology Chart — Every Area and Its Source

Hand reflexology borrows the same longitudinal zones as the foot but adapts them to a smaller, flatter surface, which is why it is popular for self-practice — you can work a hand point discreetly at a desk or in a waiting room. The trade-off is precision: areas that are well separated on the sole are crowded together on the palm, so schools disagree more often here than on the foot. The thumb carries the head and neck reflexes, the fingertips the sinuses, and the palm the abdominal organs. Contested placements are ringed below.

Right hand — palm
Right hand — palm · 29 areas · ringed markers are placed differently by different schools
Left hand — palm
Left hand — palm · 29 areas · ringed markers are placed differently by different schools
Right hand — back
Right hand — back · 2 areas
Left hand — back
Left hand — back · 2 areas

All areas

Head and brain right foot · zone 1 schools disagree Pituitary right foot · zone 1 Sinuses right foot · zone 2, 3, 4, 5 Neck and throat right foot · zone 1 Eye right foot · zone 2, 3 schools disagree Ear right foot · zone 4, 5 schools disagree Thyroid and parathyroid right foot · zone 1, 2 schools disagree Trapezius and shoulder right foot · zone 2, 3, 4, 5 Lung and bronchi right foot · zone 2, 3, 4 Diaphragm and solar plexus right foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stomach right foot · zone 1, 2 schools disagree Pancreas right foot · zone 1, 2 schools disagree Kidney right foot · zone 2, 3 Adrenal gland right foot · zone 2 Ureter right foot · zone 1, 2, 3 Bladder right foot · zone 1 Small intestine right foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4 Transverse colon right foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Spine - cervical right foot · zone 1 Spine - thoracic right foot · zone 1 Spine - lumbar, sacrum and coccyx right foot · zone 1 schools disagree Hip and lower back right foot · zone 5 schools disagree Sciatic right foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 schools disagree Uterus / prostate right foot · zone 1 Ovary / testis right foot · zone 5 Breast and chest right foot · zone 2, 3, 4 Upper lymph and thoracic drainage right foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4 Liver right foot · zone 3, 4, 5 Gallbladder right foot · zone 4 Ascending colon and hepatic flexure right foot · zone 4, 5 Ileocecal valve and appendix right foot · zone 4, 5 Head and brain left foot · zone 1 schools disagree Pituitary left foot · zone 1 Sinuses left foot · zone 2, 3, 4, 5 Neck and throat left foot · zone 1 Eye left foot · zone 2, 3 schools disagree Ear left foot · zone 4, 5 schools disagree Thyroid and parathyroid left foot · zone 1, 2 schools disagree Trapezius and shoulder left foot · zone 2, 3, 4, 5 Lung and bronchi left foot · zone 2, 3, 4 Diaphragm and solar plexus left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stomach left foot · zone 1, 2, 3 schools disagree Pancreas left foot · zone 1, 2, 3 schools disagree Kidney left foot · zone 2, 3 Adrenal gland left foot · zone 2 Ureter left foot · zone 1, 2, 3 Bladder left foot · zone 1 Small intestine left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4 Transverse colon left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Spine - cervical left foot · zone 1 Spine - thoracic left foot · zone 1 Spine - lumbar, sacrum and coccyx left foot · zone 1 schools disagree Hip and lower back left foot · zone 5 schools disagree Sciatic left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 schools disagree Uterus / prostate left foot · zone 1 Ovary / testis left foot · zone 5 Breast and chest left foot · zone 2, 3, 4 Upper lymph and thoracic drainage left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4 Heart left foot · zone 2, 3 schools disagree Spleen left foot · zone 4, 5 Descending colon and splenic flexure left foot · zone 4, 5 Sigmoid colon left foot · zone 1, 2, 3, 4

Frequently asked questions

How many reflex areas are on a hand chart?

This chart records 62 areas across both hands — 31 on the right and 31 on the left. Counts differ between published charts because reflexology has never been standardised.

Why do hand reflexology charts disagree with each other?

Because there is no standard. More than a hundred hand maps have been published since Eunice Ingham's charts in the 1930s, and they place several areas differently. This site shows the differences instead of hiding them.

Why are the two hands different?

Hand charts follow the same organ asymmetry as the body: liver and gallbladder are mapped on the right hand, heart and spleen on the left. Paired organs such as kidneys and lungs appear on both hands.

Is a hand chart the same as a foot chart?

The longitudinal-zone logic is shared, but the layout differs — the hand is smaller and flatter, so areas sit closer together and some placements that are clear on the foot are contested on the hand. Compare them on the foot chart.

Does hand reflexology work?

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.

Related

Where the schools differ What the evidence says How this chart was built