Foot reflexology · zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Sciatic — Right hand

Sciatic on the right hand · 29 areas · ringed markers are placed differently by different schools

Placement

Location: A line running across the right wrist just above the wrist crease, from the thumb side to the little-finger side.

Longitudinal zone(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of 5

Side: right hand

Tradition: Ingham (Western)

How other schools place it

Ingham (Western)

Ingham-lineage hand charts that carry a sciatic area draw it as a band across the wrist just above the crease; a good many published hand charts leave the sciatic area off the hand altogether.

The strongest disagreement here is whether the hand carries this area at all, not only where it sits.

Chinese reflexology

Chinese hand charts place the sciatic area on the DORSUM of the wrist rather than the palmar side.

On the foot the same area is agreed across the heel; on the hand it is one of the least settled areas of the chart.

Traditional use

Traditionally stroked from one side of the wrist to the other as the closing move of a lower-limb 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.

Care and caution

Bilek bolgesi gebelikte geleneksel olarak KACINILAN alanlardandir; gebelikte burada calisilmaz. Yakin zamanli yaralanma, sislik, acik veya enfekte deri uzerinde calisilmaz. Bilegin radyal kenarinda radyal arter yuzeyeldir; nabiz alinan noktaya bastirilmaz.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the sciatic reflex area on the hand?

A line running across the right wrist just above the wrist crease, from the thumb side to the little-finger side.

Which tradition does this placement come from?

Ingham (Western). Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.

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?

Bilek bolgesi gebelikte geleneksel olarak KACINILAN alanlardandir; gebelikte burada calisilmaz. Yakin zamanli yaralanma, sislik, acik veya enfekte deri uzerinde calisilmaz. Bilegin radyal kenarinda radyal arter yuzeyeldir; nabiz alinan noktaya bastirilmaz.

Sources

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

  1. Dwight C. Byers, "Better Health with Foot Reflexology: The Original Ingham Method" International Institute of Reflexology charts, hand reflex chart section
  2. Barbara and Kevin Kunz, "Complete Reflexology for Life" Hand reflex charts, palmar and dorsal views
  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