What can assist you with anxiety?
Like most people there are times when I feel anxious. I appreicate I am luck in that this isn’t a permanent state. Based on anetdotal evidence I am aware that there seems to be a rise in our clients feeling anxious. So I wanted to share some latest scientfic evidence of what may be able to assist you.
Recently researches in Iran conducted a randomised control trail to compare the effectivness of hand reflexology and acupressure for reducing anxiety in patients with coronary artery diseases undergoing procedures in hospital.
One hundred and thirty-five women with coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to three groups, receiving hand reflexology, acupressure or a placebo. For the first group, hand reflexology was performed on each hand for 10 minutes. The acupressure was also performed for 10 minutes on each hand. For the placebo, similar conditions to the intervention groups were created, but a thumb touching method was used without applying acupressure or hand reflexology. The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire to examine the effects of treatments.
The results revealed significant changes in anxiety in the hand reflexology and acupressure groups, when compared to the placebo group. Mean anxiety scores reduced similarly with both treatments, indicating that they were equally effective.
So if you have been feeling anxious recently why not try a reflexology treatment or a Seated Acupressure Neck & Shoulder massage. To book click here.
Reference
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473738/
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