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What medical experts are saying about reflexology:
From Hadassah Medical Center -- Israel's Leading University Hospital
Excerpted from website: http://www.hadassah.org.il
Reflexology corrects the three negative factors involved in the disease process: Congestion, Inflammation and Tension.
• Congested conditions are responsible for bringing about growths; inflammatory conditions are those such as colitis, bronchitis, or sinusitis; and tension is responsible for lowering the efficiency of the immune system.
• Reflexology aims to improve and strengthen the weak areas of the body that are causing the condition or symptoms. This is achieved by targeting the problem areas through the reflex points found on or around the feet or hands.
• Medical doctors agree that over three-quarters of our health problems can be linked to nervous and physical tension.
• By reducing stress and tension, reflexology improves blood and lymph circulation, strengthens the functioning of the immune system, improves assimilation of nutrition and elimination of toxins, and calms the nervous system. In these ways, reflexology facilitates the body's natural healing processes and thereby enhances the body's health and vitality. Reflexology is essentially harmless, oriented to revitalizing the whole body and hence supporting the body in it's own healing process, rather than working with a treatment orientation,
• The purpose of treatment is to normalize the body's functioning, to help break down tension, and to improve nerve functioning and blood supply throughout the whole body. Pressure applied to the foot produces a mirrored response in the body, and that the response will be found in specific parts according to the specific points of the foot that have been touched. The link between these corresponding parts seems to be through energy, rather than through a direct material link.
• Wherever there is illness in the body a corresponding area can be found in the foot that may be tender or painful, and where waste materials have collected in the form of deposits. Reflexology works by massaging the feet to break down these deposits, dispersing the pain and restoring the energy flow to a state of balance. Tension is relaxed throughout the muscles and the nervous system, and circulation is increased, releasing or reducing the strain from which the body is suffering.
• Muscles control the workings of the organs as well as large movements of the body through activity of the limbs. Treatment stimulates the circulation of the blood and lymph so that the removal of waste products and toxins is increased and the supply of nutrients throughout the blood supply is improved. By releasing long-term muscular contractions, the constrictions they have imposed on the nerves are relieved and the nerve supply is freed.
More from the Medical Community
The medical community is promoting the benefits of reflexology. I'm excited to share the list below of what medical centers are saying about the benefits of this amazing touch therapy.
The California Pacific Medical Center says: Reflexology reduces stress, balances energy flow in the body and mind and supports the immune system. Though given on the hands and feet, this extraordinary technique affects the entire body.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center poses and answers the question: What are the indications for reflexology?
• Reflexology is a form of preventive medicine that aims to maintain a person's balance and well being. Though empirical studies are lacking, many patients have benefited from reflexology. Conditions treated may include: migraine headache, hypertension, menstrual cramps or irregularities, myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, insomnia and anxiety disorders.
Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine says: The benefits (of reflexology) include reduction in tension and stress, increased vascular, neural and lymphatic circulation, and the releasing of toxins. Research has shown that blood pressure can actually decrease during a session! Clients use reflexology to alleviate or manage asthma, sinus problems, digestive disorders, inflammations, menstrual irregularities, pain, fatigue, inflammatory skin conditions and other imbalances. It is especially beneficial for circulatory problems.
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Cancer Center says: Reflexology is an ancient practice of applying pressure to specific parts of the feet and hands. A reflexology treatment is deeply relaxing and helps to reduce stress, relieve pain, increase circulation, and enhance well-being.
Columbia University Medical Center says: reflexology releases tension, encourages relaxation, and enhances health.
The Hartford Hospital calls Reflexology "A way of stimulating the internal organs and increasing blood circulation to all areas of the body through the compression of reflex points on hands or most commonly, the feet".
At Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, they say: The hands and feet are regarded as mirrors of the body. By applying a controlled amount of pressure to specific points on the feet or hands (reflex areas), the therapist can identify and treat problems in all parts of the body.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital says: A reflexology treatment is deeply relaxing and helps to reduce stress, relieve pain, increase circulation and enhance well-being.
The Heart Center at St. Rita's offers open-heart patients reflexology as a complimentary therapy to help speed recovery and reduce discomfort. Reflexology therapy strengthens and supports the body's own healing process. The therapy, a safe non-invasive health practice, applies the principle that reflex areas in the feet and hands correspond to all parts of the body, including glands, organs and total body systems. Stimulating these reflexes can help many health problems in a natural way. The act of applying pressure to reflex areas results in the reduction of stress, which promotes positive changes in the body. It can be used to restore and maintain the body's natural equilibrium and encourage healing.
• St. Rita's Medical Center conducted a three-month pilot study on open-heart patients who received reflexology, and the study confirmed a patient's level of pain and anxiety decreased significantly. It also helped patients increase the distance they were able to walk, decreased the number of days they were hospitalized and the amount of medication administered during their recovery process.
The DeKalb Medical Center says: During the session, specific reflex areas on the feet, hands and ears to encompass a complete method of promoting stress reduction, circulation, balance, vitality and normal body functioning, as well as enhancing relaxation and an overall sense of health and well-being.
Beebe Medical Center says: May help relieve stress, improve circulation, relieve stiffness and reduce pain. Also for PMS, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud's phenomenon.
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