We squeeze them into socks, we shove them into shoes, we climb, stand, twist, turn, run and jump on them for hours at atime, pound them at the gym, then ignore them during the winter. No wonder our feet are begging for that gentle touch. But according to ancient Chinese medicine, your feet are a map to the rest of your body - and massaging key points can treat anything from migraines to backache.

Your foot represents the shape of your body, with the big toe as the head and the inside edge of the foot from toe to heel being the spine. Massaging is supposed to release blockages in the body's 10 energy paths.