IS REflexology beneficial for ones wellness and health?

[Sunshine lover 123]

Hello;
What is your opinion of the benefits of Reflexology for ones wellness and optimal health?

 

[Coastal Doc]

Yes, reflexology can be beneficial for increasing a person's wellness and optimum health. Nothing is guaranteed, but it is worth a try and won't hurt anything. First, it just feels good to get your feet massaged. I don’t think I have ever stayed awake for a whole session.

From a therapeutic point of view, it is one form of energy healing therapies which include acupuncture, meridian therapy, etc. It would be similar to auriculotherapy, where the whole body, and the treatment points, can be found in the ear or feet. We do not use reflexology at our clinic; however, we do use auriculotherapy, the acupuncture in the ear, for many conditions. I believe reflexology can work. It is not the end-all and do-all, but then again, nothing is. Medicine won’t cure everything, neither will acupuncture, reflexology, chiropractic, therapy, even Christ couldn’t cure everyone in his hometown due to lack of faith. However, at our office, sometimes only one form of treatment will get a person better, but sometimes we have to combine more than one thing, medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, auriculotherapy, massage, PT, re-hab exercises, nutrition etc.

 

[evirustheslaye]

other than a slight placebo effect(stress relief from the belief that you are being treated, without actually being treated) there are no benefits.

reflexology is when massages are used to heal different illnesses, a claim that is simply not supported by ANY medical knowledge.