A few years ago, researchers at Glostrop hospital, Copenhagen, demonstrated that reflexology can help relieve the acute pain suffered by patients with kidney stones. 30 patients participated in the study and were divided equally into three groups: one group received reflexology treatment, one group received placebo treatment and the remaining groups were used as controls.
If no pain relief was experienced within 5 minutes, the treatment would end for analgesic medications, but those who experienced a benefit within 5 minutes, treatment was continued for a further 10 minutes. The results showed that 9 out of the 10 patients in the reflexology group experienced complete pain relief after the treatment which lasted for over an hour and in 5 of the patients pain was relieved for 4 hours.
Medical doctors Niels Baekgaard and Vibe Hansen, who conducted the study, concluded that “Reflexology treatment of acute ureterolithiasis has a pain relieving effect” and when compared to Baralgin (a commonly administered analgesic), the findings revealed that reflexology actually works faster at alleviating pain although the effects last for a shorter duration.
FDZ Magazine ‘Zoneterapeuten’ No 6, 1993
Very interesting. I am just so pleased that I have chosen this career and that I am following Lauren Slades online course. I have learned so much already. I do have a question as I have never experienced this before. I couple of months back i treated a 56 year old lady who suffers from arthrits. She had not had her period for almost 2 years when she got a heavy flow for about 4 days. Hers and my question is could this be antributed to our reflexolgy session?
sincerely
Lis Kunzi
Hello Lis,
Yes this has happened to my clients on many occasions, so much so that I refuse to work on brides up to a week before their wedding, so no-one can blame me for ruining the honeymoon!!
So what could be happening? I have several thoughts – one – the hormones are balancing themselves – homeostasis in action! It is known that women taking HRT can restart their periods – even women in the 70’s and 80’s! Secondly that the body is using the menstrual flow as a quick and safe way to detoxify – thirdly as general cleansing of the reproductive system.
One of my clients who had fertility issues and was trying to conceive, had not had periods for 3 years despite all kinds of interventions from the medical community and a variety of fertility drugs. Three Reflexology sessions – she had a massive flow – first client ever to phone me in tears because she was so thrilled to have a period! A phone call the next month confirmed she was pregnant. She carried the baby to full term, no problems and delivered a healthy baby girl – who she called Lauren!
A few sessions of Reflexology facilitated the miracle of life that years of conventional treatment had not!
Now that’s why I love Reflexology so much!!
Lauren
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