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Reflexology Certification Examination, ARCB and RAA
Standards||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027 -Question
Comprehensive Practice Exam||Newest Exam!!!
How would you work on a person with a missing foot or
leg? - Answer-Work on the hands or ears. In the case of
phantom limb pain, work the stump if possible and then
sweep down to where the foot would be and work where
the foot would be performing the entire foot routine.
List 12 possible cleansing responses to a reflexology
treatment and explain their function. - Answer-1. Cold
feeling - blood moves away from extremities and goes
toward centre of body
2. Taste in mouth - bad taste from cleansing of toxins
3. Eyes watering - cleansing of lachrymal glands in eyes
4. Mucus - detoxification of clogged sinus, ileocecal valve
or small intestines
5. Diarrhea - allowing body to excrete toxins from
stimulation of gallbladder, liver or digestive tract; this
normalizes bowel activity
6. Tiredness - body switches into parasympathetic function
to rest and repair itself
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7. Nausea and headache - cleansing body of toxins,
especially liver and bowel
8. Gas release - burping or flatulence as a way of toxin
elimination
9. Improved urination - relaxation of muscles in urinary
system may cause temporary increased urine flow; urinary
system normalized
10. Improved digestion - relaxation puts body into
parasympathetic state thereby improving digestion
11. Release of pain - nervous system switches to paras
Explain a "healing crisis" and give five examples. -
Answer-The body's detoxification response to purge waste
material. The elimination of stored toxins can cause
temporary uncomfortable symptoms such as
1. chills or fever
2. nausea
3. body aches and pains (headaches, low back pain)
4. sweating
5. diarrhea or increased urination
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List how toxins are removed from the body. - Answer-1.
Digestive system as stool
2. Urination system as urine
3. Skin as perspiration
What is Hering's "Law of Cure" - Answer-A healing crisis
beginning from within out, from the head down, in reverse
order as to when and how the symptoms appeared, and
from the most important organs to least important organs.
Explain "Gate Control Theory" - Answer-It suggests that
the spinal cord/central nervous system contains a
neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows
pain signals to pass to the brain. If someone is
experiencing pain, the application of soothing pressure or
gentle rubbing (such as reflexology) closes the pain gate
and prevents pain signal(s) from travelling up to the brain.
Who pioneered Zone Therapy - Answer-Dr. William
FitzGerald
Explain Zone Therapy - Answer-Zone therapy is the basis
of reflexology. There are 10 longitudinal lines through the
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entire body from the toes, fingers and top of head: 5 on
either side of the spine - 5 on the right side of the body, 5
on the left side of the body. The right side of the body is
related to the right foot and the left side of the body to the
left foot.
What is reflexology - Answer-The study of reflexes.
Reflexology therapies are natural, holistic, non-invasive
therapeutic methods based on principle that there are
reflexes in the body that neurologically map to other parts,
glands and organs of the body. By applying pressure to
these reflexes, reflexology can help relieve tension,
improve circulation and support the body's efforts to
function optimally.
List 3 benefits of reflexology - Answer-1. promotes
relaxation and stress reduction
2. improves lymphatic and cardiovascular circulation,
drainage and elimination
3. helps the body's efforts to function optimally (maintain
homeostasis)
List 4 things a reflexologist does not do - Answer-1.
diagnose conditions
2. prescribe substances
Reflexology Certification Examination, ARCB and RAA
Standards||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027 -Question
Comprehensive Practice Exam||Newest Exam!!!
How would you work on a person with a missing foot or
leg? - Answer-Work on the hands or ears. In the case of
phantom limb pain, work the stump if possible and then
sweep down to where the foot would be and work where
the foot would be performing the entire foot routine.
List 12 possible cleansing responses to a reflexology
treatment and explain their function. - Answer-1. Cold
feeling - blood moves away from extremities and goes
toward centre of body
2. Taste in mouth - bad taste from cleansing of toxins
3. Eyes watering - cleansing of lachrymal glands in eyes
4. Mucus - detoxification of clogged sinus, ileocecal valve
or small intestines
5. Diarrhea - allowing body to excrete toxins from
stimulation of gallbladder, liver or digestive tract; this
normalizes bowel activity
6. Tiredness - body switches into parasympathetic function
to rest and repair itself
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7. Nausea and headache - cleansing body of toxins,
especially liver and bowel
8. Gas release - burping or flatulence as a way of toxin
elimination
9. Improved urination - relaxation of muscles in urinary
system may cause temporary increased urine flow; urinary
system normalized
10. Improved digestion - relaxation puts body into
parasympathetic state thereby improving digestion
11. Release of pain - nervous system switches to paras
Explain a "healing crisis" and give five examples. -
Answer-The body's detoxification response to purge waste
material. The elimination of stored toxins can cause
temporary uncomfortable symptoms such as
1. chills or fever
2. nausea
3. body aches and pains (headaches, low back pain)
4. sweating
5. diarrhea or increased urination
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List how toxins are removed from the body. - Answer-1.
Digestive system as stool
2. Urination system as urine
3. Skin as perspiration
What is Hering's "Law of Cure" - Answer-A healing crisis
beginning from within out, from the head down, in reverse
order as to when and how the symptoms appeared, and
from the most important organs to least important organs.
Explain "Gate Control Theory" - Answer-It suggests that
the spinal cord/central nervous system contains a
neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows
pain signals to pass to the brain. If someone is
experiencing pain, the application of soothing pressure or
gentle rubbing (such as reflexology) closes the pain gate
and prevents pain signal(s) from travelling up to the brain.
Who pioneered Zone Therapy - Answer-Dr. William
FitzGerald
Explain Zone Therapy - Answer-Zone therapy is the basis
of reflexology. There are 10 longitudinal lines through the
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entire body from the toes, fingers and top of head: 5 on
either side of the spine - 5 on the right side of the body, 5
on the left side of the body. The right side of the body is
related to the right foot and the left side of the body to the
left foot.
What is reflexology - Answer-The study of reflexes.
Reflexology therapies are natural, holistic, non-invasive
therapeutic methods based on principle that there are
reflexes in the body that neurologically map to other parts,
glands and organs of the body. By applying pressure to
these reflexes, reflexology can help relieve tension,
improve circulation and support the body's efforts to
function optimally.
List 3 benefits of reflexology - Answer-1. promotes
relaxation and stress reduction
2. improves lymphatic and cardiovascular circulation,
drainage and elimination
3. helps the body's efforts to function optimally (maintain
homeostasis)
List 4 things a reflexologist does not do - Answer-1.
diagnose conditions
2. prescribe substances
