Reflexology for Back & Joint Pain
As our bodies age our chances of suffering from long term joint and back pain increases.
According to research by the British Pain Society chronic pain affects more than two fifths of the UK population. This means that around 28 million adults are living with pain that has lasted for more than 12 weeks.
In 2014, an audit of British physiotherapists found that reflexology was effective at reducing pain and inducing relaxation in people with chronic pain.
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have found that people felt about 40% less pain, and were able to stand pain for about 45% longer, when they used Reflexology as a method for pain relief.Reflexology for Pain Relief has been connected with stimulating more than 7,000 different nervous endings in a single session, thereby increasing their function and reactivity, which in turn could interrupt or alter the way you feel pain.
Dr Carol Samuel, who is a trained Reflexologist carried out the experimental procedures as part of her PhD studies, said it was the first time this therapy had been scientifically tested as a treatment for acute pain. The results suggested that Reflexology for Pain Relief could be used to complement conventional medicine in the treatment of conditions associated with pain such as osteoarthritis and backache.
Treatment
The whole of the skeletal system will be worked, firstly to relieve painful symptoms, but also to work on areas that may be aggravating the problem. Direct pressure on the skeletal reflexes will help relieve pain, while working on the adrenal glands will relieve any inflammation which will also result in pain relief.
A combination of this kind of treatment coupled with gentle exercises can help resolve many back problems quite quickly. Reflexology also increases circulation and boosts the immune system, both of which will help the healing process and speed up recovery, along with preventing recurrence of the original complaint.
