Reflexology Research​

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There are many medical research papers that have been published about Reflexology. To help you find the one that will help you most, they are listed here in alphabetical order by the condition that was being researched:

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Anxiety

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228540/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16487421

 

Arthritis

http://www.lifesciencesite.com/lsj/life0802/49_5179life0802_357_365.pdf

 

Back Pain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18346622

 

Bell's Palsy

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19222052

 

Blood Flow (Circulation)

http://content.karger.com/Article/Abstract/21238

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chua_Poo/publication/222514833_Effect_of_reflexological_stimulation_on_heart_rate_variability/links/00b7d51f9b50ca283b000000.pdf 

 

Cancer Palliation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18772659

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12849608 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11973949 

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648092

 

Constipation

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/6570/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12715585 

 

Dementia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18370580

 

Fibromyalgia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20621279

 

Insomnia

http://aim.bmj.com/content/27/4/163.abstract

http://uir.ulster.ac.uk/9020/ 

 

Labour (Giving Birth)

http://ircmj.com/?page=article&article_id=1809

 

Menopause

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12269681

 

Multiple Sclerosis

http://msj.sagepub.com/content/15/11/1329 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640629

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12926840 

 

Pain

http://reflexmaster.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Exploratory-study-on-the-efficacy-of-reflexology-for-pain-threshold-and-tolerance.pdf

 

Phantom Pain

http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/18396256/Reflexology-treatment-for-patients-with-lower-limb-amputations-and-phantom-limb-pain--an-exploratory

 

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8233263

 

Stress

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19901496