Reflexology, also known as foot massage, is a specialized branch of Chinese therapy that has received some attention in the West in recent years. Six major energy meridians terminate in the feet: spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, gallbladder, bladder- as do the major nerves of the autonomous nervous system. Massaging the feet therefore stimulates the organs and glands associated with those meridians and nerves. Foot massage is easy to perform on yourself at home using either the thumbs or forefinger knuckles to press and rub deeply and rhythmically at the various vital foot points, and the benefits are manifold.