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Reflexology offered to UK Prisoners to Relieve Stress

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Inmates at the new Peterborough prison are to be treated to soothing Reflexology and Indian Head Massages.Bosses at the prison are advertising for two part-time holistic therapists to give prisoners the kind of treatments offered by health and beauty salons in the city.United Kingdom Detention Services (UKDS), which runs the £65 million prison, in Saville Road, Westwood, plans to offer the calming effects of reflexology, aromatherapy and Indian head massage to the 216 men and 95 women who are currently behind bars in the modern jail.Today, however, Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson, said: “It is wrong prisoners are treated in this way. Are they using it as a Butlin’s holiday camp?..”But holistic therapist Brian Fossett, of Garden of Eden Holistic Therapies, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, said: ”Reflexology actually works to balance the body. This can help to reduce anger or emotional problems. An holistic approach to health can help to balance the whole person and those tendencies.”People may be doing time for a crime but it is of no benefit to anyone for these people to be stressed. There is no point in sending people out of prison full of anger and stress, it just increases the chance of re-offending.”

Councillor David Sanders, a member of the Cambridgeshire Police Authority, said: “I question whether or not it is good use of tax payers’ money. If I was a victim of crime I would feel very let down by this.

“There may be a time when a prisoner is in need of a reflexologist, but this seems ridiculous.”

UKDS spokesman Nicholas Hopkins said: “There are some prisoners for whom holistic therapy will be extremely beneficial.”

Prison director Mike Conway said: “The incident of self-harm among female prisoners is very high, and this was part of an initiative to help resolve that problem.”

Reflexology in the workplace

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Research Studies of the Benefits of Employing Reflexology in the Workplace

Here is a selection of Reflexology Research projects all related to the workplace.

 

  1. STAFF STUDY SEEN WITHIN WORCESTER HOSPITALS.
    By Anne Jordan, First European Conference.
    Twenty-eight subjects (22 females & 6 males, aged 22 to 66 years) were reported on in this study. Subjects received one 40-minute reflexology session per week for six weeks. Response to reflexology was measured after each session on several parameters including: pain, mobility, lassitude and psychological stress.All subjects reported some improvement after six sessions, with significant improvement being reported by: 74% of the 23 subjects experiencing pain, 53% of subjects concerned about mobility, 62.5% of subjects concerned with lassitude, and, 55% of subjects concerned with psychological stress. It is concluded that reflexology is a cost effective treatment for companies and institutions concerned about absenteeism and sick leave.
  2. MUNICIPAL REFLEXOLOGY
    By Leila Ericksen, The FDZ Research Council
    This paper reports that employment of a reflexologist by Ishoj Health Department to serve 57 home helpers resulted in 2,499 less sick hour leaves in a six month period – compared to the same period the prior year. This was calculated to correspond to a savings of DKK 214,914 (approximately U.S.,000). The number of reflexology treatments during this six-month period was 863. The reflexologist was subsequently permanently employed.
  3. A CLOSE UP VIEW ON COMPANY REFLEXOLOGY! – AN ANONYMOUS USER SURVEY
    By Leila Ericksen, The FDZ Research Council
    Telecom Taastrup hired a reflexologist 3 days a week for it’s 7-800 employees. In this survey 156 employees, who had received a total of 1025 reflexology treatments during a one-year period, were sent a questionnaire. The return rate was 75% or 116: 87 from women, 19 from men, 10 blank. Treatments had been for back pain, muscle tension, headache/migraine, and stomach/intestinal problems (60%) a further 20% for common problems related to movement. 56% responses indicated that the reflexology treatments helped. 29% indicated that the reflexology provided partial help. The remainder of respondents indicated that the reflexology treatments did not help (7.5%) ,or, that they did not know (7.5%). In addition, 40% indicated that the reflexology treatments received had reduced their number of sick days. It was concluded that there was a direct economical benefit as well as increased well being and productivity of the employees.
  4. COMPANY REFLEXOLOGY
    By Jonna Nielsen, Danish Reflexologists Association.
    This paper summarized the reports from Ishoj Heath Department and Telecom Taastrup.
  5. POSTAL REFLEXOLOGY – EXCERPT OF THE ODENSE REPORT NOVEMBER 1993
    By Synnove Madsen and Jette Andersen
    This report presents the effects during a 3 year period of employment of a reflexologist by the postal district of Odense which has 1450 employees. A total of 235 employees, 142 women and 93 men, received reflexology treatments. 72% (170) employees reported a good effect, 26% (60) employees reported some effect, and 2% (5) reported no effect.. During the 3-year period the average number of sick days per employee per year is shown to decrease from 11.4 days to 8.5 days. It is estimated that this decrease in sick days saved expenses of DKK 1 million (Approximately 110,000 pounds sterling).