What are the benefits of Reflexology?

  • Relieving stress and tension
  • Improving blood supply
  • Unblocking nerve impulses
  • Reducing pain
  • Stimulating the body’s ability to heal itself

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  • Does reflexology improve quality of life at end of life?

    With a 50% chance of a cancer diagnosis and a 50% chance of surviving cancer, cancer will touch all our lives. Cancer Research statistics

    • 1 in 2 people born after 1960 in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime.
    • 50% survive cancer for 10 or more years.
    While cancer survival rates are on the way up, unfortunately people still die of cancer. I want to share the details of a small randomised control trial of reflexology for cancer patients during the end of life stage of cancer.  The study showed reflexology improved the quality of life for patients in 16 areas,  the greatest improvements were in:
    1. appetite
    2. breathing
    3. constipation & diarrhea
    4. fears of the future
    5. pain
    6. nausea
    7. sleep
    8. communication
    9. tiredness
    Urination & mood improved equally in the patients in the group receive reflexology and the placebo group who received a foot massage. This study shows reflexology can be helpful in improving quality of life for cancer patients during the difficult end of life stage. Reference: Hodgeson, N.  Nursing Standard - London, 14(31), pp. 33–38.  

  • What can I expect during a Reflexology session?

    A reflexology session lasts one hour.  The client sits with bare feet while the therapist applies pressure by hand to all areas of both feet.  Imbalances in the body are detected as tender spots on the feet and normally these become less tender after a few minutes massage.  However, it may not possible to remove all tender areas with one treatment.

  • Are their any side effects of Reflexology treatments?

    The aim of Reflexology is to restore harmony within the client and instil a sense of well being.   During a Reflexology treatment, some clients experience fleeting sensations in their body.   As part of restoring the body to balance some clients may notice subtle changes in their appetite, changes to their sleeping pattern, dream more often, go to the loo more often or feel tired.   All of these reactions are short lived and the vast majority of my reflexology clients simply report that they felt tired after the treatment and then slept better.