The maker's website starts its list of areas at the feet, "from feet to neck", and the sole of the foot is a zone in two of its leg protocols. Those protocols work from the feet upwards, and in our practice the sole starts a leg session before the roller moves up the ankle and the calf. No maker series reports a result for the feet, and we say so. The roller of 55 silicone spheres is passed over the sole and the top of the foot in slow passes, over a leg course the maker gives as twelve or eighteen sessions, two or three a week. The free consultation is with Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Endospheres Clinic, 8 Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2HF, with the price in writing.
What it does and does not do
A firm mechanical massage of the sole and the top of the foot is where a leg session begins in the maker's protocols, and in our experience it is the part people with tired feet notice most. It does not treat a foot problem, flat feet, plantar fasciitis or a swollen foot with a medical cause, and the doctor asks about those at the consultation; we make no claim that it drains lymph.
The session and after
In our practice you lie on the couch. The roller is passed over the sole and the top of each foot at a light pressure and then up the ankle and the calf, and the operator adjusts the pressure with you. The feet are treated with the legs in a session within the maker's 45 minutes to an hour and a half. In our experience the feet feel warm and light afterwards, and the maker asks for at least 48 hours between sessions.
Who it suits
In our practice it suits an adult having a leg course who wants the feet included, or whose feet feel tired by the evening, once the doctor has ruled out a cause that needs treating. The maker's protocol excludes pregnancy and breastfeeding and asks for 30 days after fillers. The ankles page covers the ankle above, and the full guide the rest.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
