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reflexology on SHAMELESS is this real or just accentuated by the show??? | |
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A lot of people believe in reflexology. My father and stepmom were really into it. We were all always giving each other foot rubs and learning where to press for this or not. I'm not sure how much it's covered when people train to be a massage therapist. Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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sounds similar to reiki | |
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there are certainly no shortage of reflexology practitioners about in my city. it seems like i wouldn't be able to throw a brick without hitting a shop with a reflexology sign in the window. . from what i've read, it seems to inhabit the same basic domain as a lot of other 'alternative' practices. people swear by it, some people think it's life altering, but when people actually study it, there doesn't seem to be much 'there' there. it's based on the belief that other people touching your feet & hands in a certain way can cause changes to the rest of your body, and there just doesn't seem to be much good reason to think that's true. . the massages probably make people feel more relaxed, and there's the standard placebo effect. people are free to do whatever they want with their time & their money, of course, but i think the best course is to use techniques and practices that actually are proven to be effective. . to do otherwise is just to say that superstition or guesswork or your feelings are as good as the best science we have available to us. . quackwatch is my favourite go-to for stuff like this. there are some who'll say that they're just automatically dismissive of anything that deviates from the norm, but all i think they try to do is take an honest look at the evidence and see what it says. . here is the quakwatch article on reflexology: The Bottom Line Reflexology is based on an absurd theory and has not been demonstrated to influence the course of any illness. Done gently, reflexology is a form of foot massage that may help people relax temporarily. Whether that is worth $35 to $100 per session or is more effective than ordinary (noncommercial) foot massage is a matter of individual choice. Claims that reflexology is effective for diagnosing or treating disease should be ignored. Such claims could lead to delay of necessary medical care or to unnecessary medical testing of people who are worried about reflexology findings. http://www.quackwatch.org...eflex.html .
It is concluded that the best clinical evidence does not demonstrate convincingly reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih....d/21111551
. Conclusion: Despite certain limitations to the data provided by this study, the results do not suggest that reflexology techniques are a valid method of diagnosis. http://www.sciencedirect....9900903807[Edited 11/25/16 15:18pm] | |
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as they r all... | |
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