Hi there :) everyone.
Spinal pain is so common - you get out of bed and your back goes out - It varies from excruciating pain to mild - I had a boss once when I was young, who bent down to pick up his toothbrush and his back went out. He could not stand up straight for a week. Then there are others who have had a traumatic experiences which messed up their backs for them. So how is it treated without always using anti-inflammatory and pain killers...
Imagine .... If you had crossed your one leg over the other. so that your ankle rested on your knee - you would then see the side of the foot facing you. you would see your inner ankle - side of the instep etc. If you now run your fingers from you heel to your toe you would feel a bony ridge right up to the joint of the toe. THAT represents the spinal column - just under that you feel a soft cushion of muscle - this represents the muscles of the back. (from heel to toe)
What you do now is ... slowly feel your way along the ridge - one centimeter at a time. First rub it up and down a little - then start at the heel and work your way up to the toe. Where you feel a sharp or dull spot you stop and massage that spot until the pain goes away - then you move onto the the next centimeter and so on until you reach right up to the joint of your toe. If you can use your thumb in a caterpillar movement this would be good.
Sometimes if your pain is sever or you are treating an old injury the points may be numb to begin with - this is the body turning off the pain alarms so that the person can cope and get on with their day after a fashion - but just go over the points again even a day apart - you will see that your foot reflex point will wake up. This is good once you have sensitivity you work on it until the sensation goes away, which in turn will eliminate or at least lesson the pain in the back). Give yourself this treatment at least once every two days -
I have helped may people (Plus myself) with this method. It's great to know how to help your body.
you can use an olive oil based preparation to help with the massage of the feet. I use a couple of drops of lavender essential oil with same amount of Tea tree -
UPDATE
The picture that I have used is a Google picture -
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BUT you must type https;// in first. then you will get to the page I used. I not yet sure on how to put the link in without it actually downloading the picture and not the address.
I wish you health and joy. :)