Reflexology for managing pain and anxiety Reflexology uses subtle pressure on specific muscle areas of the feet or hands to stimulate blood flow and nerve impulses that then trigger the release of ...

Reflexology is a therapeutic technique involving massage on specific areas of the hands and feet. Benefits of reflexology include easing back pain, menstrual cramps, and reducing anxiety. Avoid ...

Reflexology is a form of alternative medicine that applies pressure to the feet, hands and ears using techniques designed to promote health and reduce stress. Other benefits include mental health ...

When her husband's new job brought them to America, Patricia Barrance intended to continue in the field she'd worked in back in Britain - chiropody. Until she discovered that it didn't exist in Iowa. ...

Reflexology is becoming more than a footnote among alternative health therapies. A new study by Danish researchers shows 81 percent of 220 headache patients realized improvement or cures after six ...

Jocelyn Ross rubs feet for a living. It’s a job for which the Scottsdale woman has spent hundreds of hours in training, at which she now has more than six years of experience and for which she charges ...

Reflexology has many benefits, both physical and mental. It can contribute to better overall health in myriad ways, from easing anxiety to increasing circulation. The practice, while based on the same ...

Professionally trained, certified reflexologists are being threatened with the loss of their livelihoods by the N.C. Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. The massage board’s attorney wants to force ...

Mildred Elley School and Laura Norman, author of "Feet First: A Guide to Foot Reflexology" are partnering to bring Laura Norman Reflexology Certification Training Programs to the school. The class ...

In a small pilot study exploring the effects of reflexology on persons with advanced cancer, 17 patients completed the six-week protocol. 5 Although no placebo control was used in this study, patients ...