Foot reflexology · zone 2, 3, 4

Breast and chest — Right hand

Placement

Traditional use

Traditionally worked with light strokes along the grooves between the metacarpals in chest and lymph sequences.

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.

Care and caution

The back of the hand is thin-skinned; conventional practice is light pressure only, and deep work is avoided over bruising, swelling or prominent veins.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the breast and chest reflex area on the hand? +

On the back of the right hand over the shafts of the second to fourth metacarpals, between the knuckles and the middle of the hand.

Which tradition does this placement come from? +

Ingham (Western). The major schools broadly agree on this placement.

Does pressing this area treat the organ it is named after? +

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.

Is there anything to be careful about? +

The back of the hand is thin-skinned; conventional practice is light pressure only, and deep work is avoided over bruising, swelling or prominent veins.

Sources

References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.

1. Barbara and Kevin Kunz, "Complete Reflexology for Life" Hand reflex charts, palmar and dorsal views
2. Barbara and Kevin Kunz, "Reflexology: Health at Your Fingertips" Hand reflex charts and hand sequences
3. Ann Gillanders, "The Family Guide to Reflexology" Hand reflex chart
4. Wikipedia, "Reflexology" Zone-therapy framework; documents that published reflexology maps are not consistent with one another

Related

Breast and chest — left foot All foot reflex areas Where the schools differ What the evidence says