Recent research from China suggest that reflexology may be particularly helpful for patients suffering from nervous exhaustion.
Twenty patients with a history of neurasthenia (nervous exhaustion) which had lasted between 1 – 8 years were given a course of reflexology at the department of physiotherapy, 52884 Military Hospital.
The patients’ chief symptoms were dizziness, insomnia, memory loss, indigestion and headaches. All had previously received long term medical treatment none of which had helped them.
The reflexology treatments focused on the areas of the feet relating to the adrenal gland, kidneys, bladder, sinus, brain and heart. Those patients who suffered from associated digestive problems were also treated to the areas of the feet relating to spleen, stomach, duodenum and celiac, while those patients who suffered from headaches had the areas of the feet relating to the cerebellum and trigeminal nerves treated.
The reflexology treatments were given daily over a period of seven days and the results were quite remarkable:
40% experienced complete ‘cure’, further 35% had greatly improved, and a further 15% had mildly improved. Only 10% showed no change at all to the treatment.
– Duan Shuang-Feng. Foot reflexology in neurosism: Clinical Observation of 20 cases. Presented at the China reflexology symposium in Beijing (July 1993).
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One more essential study, even though it is from aroad to certify about the efficacy of Reflexology in targeted conditions. Circumstances of nervous exhaustion are especially present for people working in Law enforcement, Military and as well some groups of medical personell. If more studies on this very subject were done in our country maybe this could be the provisional solution in disguise. Surely would love to have some grant money and find out myself, as lead Reflexologist on this subject. Just imagine all the lost down time and emotional termoil lost for good.