Lay the patient on the right side, in such a way that their left shoulder stays somewhat outward. Tell them to keep the right leg straight and long, and to bend the left leg and place it over two or three pillows, so that the knee is at the level of the waist.
Now, with the middle part of your right sole, pressing on their right thigh, go from the waist to the knee — but give the pressure for only 2–3 seconds, because the pain can be very great.
This reduces the symptoms of acid forming in the blood.
Patient's position
Lying on the right side, the left shoulder somewhat outward; the right leg straight and long; the left leg bent and placed over two or three pillows, the knee at the level of the waist; a pillow under the head Side-lying Right
Where the feet are placed
The middle part of the therapist's right sole on the patient's right thigh — the lower one, lying along the mat — travelling from the waist to the knee
Duration and repetitions
The pressure only 2–3 seconds — the therapy's own limit, given for a stated reason ▲ Take care
What it is for
Reducing the symptoms of acid forming in the blood
The thigh that is worked is the one underneath — which catches students out, because the leg carefully arranged over pillows is the other one. The upper leg is parked out of the way; the lower leg is kept straight and long so the sole has an uninterrupted run from waist to knee. The count here is seconds, not repetitions, and shorter than the therapy's usual six. (Figure 20.2)
What lies beneath. Run your hand down the outside of your own thigh and you will feel a broad firm band — a sheet of tough fibrous tissue running the length of the thigh, a tendon flattened into a strap, with a big muscle under it and the knuckle of the thigh bone at its upper end. It is one of the most pressure-sensitive places on the body: press a firm strap against a bone with a sole and the tissue between has nowhere to go. That is the honest account of the two or three seconds. No pressure on a thigh has been shown to change how acid or alkaline blood is; what a short, strong, tolerable stimulus does do is well recognised — a strong sensation in one place quietens pain elsewhere for a while.
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