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    Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to specific points on the feet and hands to positively impact other parts of the body. Archaeological evidence shows that reflexology practices date back thousands of years in ancient Egypt, China, and Japan. While reflexology was once used as a medical practice, it is now considered a complement to standard medical care rather than a replacement. The benefits of reflexology include relaxation, reduced pain and stress, improved blood flow, and aiding recovery from medical procedures and conditions like pregnancy.

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    Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to specific points on the feet and hands to positively impact other parts of the body. Archaeological evidence shows that reflexology practices date back thousands of years in ancient Egypt, China, and Japan. While reflexology was once used as a medical practice, it is now considered a complement to standard medical care rather than a replacement. The benefits of reflexology include relaxation, reduced pain and stress, improved blood flow, and aiding recovery from medical procedures and conditions like pregnancy.

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    Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to specific points on the feet and hands to positively impact other parts of the body. Archaeological evidence shows that reflexology practices date back thousands of years in ancient Egypt, China, and Japan. While reflexology was once used as a medical practice, it is now considered a complement to standard medical care rather than a replacement. The benefits of reflexology include relaxation, reduced pain and stress, improved blood flow, and aiding recovery from medical procedures and conditions like pregnancy.

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    REFLEXOLOGY: REDUCTION OF STRESS

    Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands


    utilizing specific thumb, finger and hand techniques. However, it is a
    complement to standard medical care and it should not be construed as
    medical advice.

    Foot work practices have existed throughout the history of humankind. Archeological evidence
    points to ancient reflexology medical practices in Egypt (2330 BCE), China (2704 BCE) and
    Japan (690 CE). In the West, the concept of reflexology began to emerge in the XIX century.
    Reflex therapies were created as medical practices but were soon eclipsed by use of surgery
    and drugs.

    A reflexology chart (see below) mirrors a reflection of the body on the feet and hands, left foot
    or hand representing the body's left half and right foot or hand its right half. In reflexology
    practice, technique is applied to the relevant reflex areas to prompt a change in the related
    part of the body.
    The ideas of reflex use for health improvement were carried on sporadically and brought to
    America in 1909 by Dr. William Fitzgerald, an eye-ear and nose specialist from Connecticut.
    Physiotherapist Eunice Ingham is credited with developing
    a system of reflex areas by 1938. Ingham kept alive a specific practice, that of foot
    reflexology.
    The term reflexology itself was considered illegal until a legal skirmish over the publication of
    Mildred Carter's book Helping Yourself with Foot Reflexology in 1970. The book became one
    of bestsellers.
    Since then, practicing reflexologists have emerged, about 40 reflexology books have been
    published, and the number of magazine articles published has climbed by over 500% since
    1982.

    Reflexology Benefits:

    - Creates relaxation: From the moment the reflexologist's hands start their
    work, the relaxation begins as shown in research using EEG brain activity.
    - Reduces pain
    - Improves blood flow: Separate studies show that reflexology work increases
    blood flow to the feet, brain, kidneys and intestines
    - Aids post-operative recovery: Reduces pain and lessens the use of post
    operative analgesics
    - Enhances medical care: Reflexology helps where nothing else can for many:
    phantom limb pain sufferers, neuropathy patients and hemodialysis patients
    - Benefits mental health: Reduces depression and anxiety
    - Complements cancer care: Pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or anxiety eased for
    chemotherapy patients following reflexology work
    - Eases pregnancy, delivery and post-partum effects: Women who received reflexology
    experienced shorter labor times and used less analgesia. In addition, reflexology
    showed a positive impact on postpartum depression, anxiety, urination and bowel
    movements.

    In general terms, the benefits of reflexology have to do with the REDUCTION OF STREES.
    Because the feet and hands help set the tension level for the rest of the body, they are an
    easy way to interrupt the stress signal and reset homeostasis, the body's equilibrium.

    For best results, apply reflexology techniques to targeted reflex areas consistently. This can be
    accomplished with self reflexology techniques, those applied by family as well as with the
    guidance of the professional reflexologist.

    INT, BCE

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