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Reflexology has its roots that reach back thousands of years to ancient civilisations worldwide. The earliest known evidence comes from the tomb of an Egyptian physician, dated around 2500 BC, depicting people receiving treatments remarkably similar to modern Reflexology.

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Fast forward to the early 1900s — Dr. William Fitzgerald, inspired by Nobel Prize-winning physiologist Sir Charles Sherrington, discovered that applying gentle pressure to specific areas of the body could bring relief and healing to other parts. His pioneering work, known as “zone therapy,” laid the foundations for what would become modern Reflexology.

Over time, his ideas were nurtured and refined into the holistic practice we know today — a gentle, natural therapy that helps restore harmony, relaxation & wellbeing

Research

A wide range of research papers has been published on reflexology. They are listed here in alphabetical order by condition, though further studies may exist for conditions not included.

Anxiety

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16487421

Arthritis

http://www.lifesciencesite.com/lsj/life0802/49_5179life0802_357_365.pdf

Back Pain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18346622

Bell's Palsy

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19222052

Blood Flow (Circulation)

http://content.karger.com/Article/Abstract/21238

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chua_Poo/publication/222514833_Effect_of_reflexological_stimulation_on_heart_rate_variability/links/00b7d51f9b50ca283b000000.pdf

Cancer Palliation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18772659

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12849608

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11973949

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648092

Constipation

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/6570/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12715585

Dementia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18370580

Fibromyalgia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20621279

Insomnia

http://aim.bmj.com/content/27/4/163.abstract

http://uir.ulster.ac.uk/9020/

Labour (Giving Birth)

http://ircmj.com/?page=article&article_id=1809

Menopause

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12269681

Multiple Sclerosis

http://msj.sagepub.com/content/15/11/1329

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640629

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12926840

Pain

http://reflexmaster.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Exploratory-study-on-the-efficacy-of-reflexology-for-pain-threshold-and-tolerance.pdf

Phantom Pain

http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/18396256/Reflexology-treatment-for-patients-with-lower-limb-amputations-and-phantom-limb-pain--an-exploratory

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8233263

Stress

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19901496

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