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This is a 5 page paper discussing reflexology, its origins and current practice. The practice of reflexology is said to have originated with the ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Native Americans with evidence being found on cave paintings found in a tomb in Egypt dated 2330 BC. However, the modern version of reflexology in which regions of the foot are associated with ten vertical zones throughout the body was first researched by Dr. William H. Fitzgerald in Hartford, Connecticut in the early 1900s. The practice of reflexology today is based on the original works of Fitzgerald and other therapists who refined his methods such as Dr. J.S. Riley and his student Eunice Ingham. A holistic therapy, reflexology’s aims are to relieve stress, pain and muscle tension, increase circulation and restore the body’s natural balance and harmony which has been plagued by disease. Although not generally considered a first line of defence by Western physicians, reflexology has become one of the more popular alternative medicine preferred by patients and clinical trials continue to test its effectiveness.
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of reflexology in which regions of the foot are associated with ten vertical zones throughout the body was first researched by Dr. William H. Fitzgerald in Hartford, Connecticut in the
early 1900s. The practice of reflexology today is based on the original works of Fitzgerald and other therapists who refined his methods such as Dr. J.S. Riley and his student
Eunice Ingham. A holistic therapy, reflexologys aims are to relieve stress, pain and muscle tension, increase circulation and restore the bodys natural balance and harmony which has been plagued by
disease. Although not generally considered a first line of defence by Western physicians, reflexology has become one of the more popular alternative medicine preferred by patients and clinical trials continue
to test its effectiveness. The therapeutic practice of reflexology involves the application of pressure to the feet in an attempt to relieve symptoms
found elsewhere in the body and although there still remain very few objective scientific studies which support the success of reflexology, many patients report benefits when using the procedure (Walsh,
2002). The practice of foot manipulation in an effort to relieve pain and stress is believed to have been traced back to the ancient Egyptian, Chinese and Native Americans. Foot
massage is depicted on a wall painting in a tomb in Saqqara, Egypt which dates back to 2330 B.C. In Greece until about AD 200, Delphi was known for its
ancient health spa where massage, hydrotherapy and reflexology was used to "induce well-being, relaxation and foresight" (Healthutopia, 2002). The modern practice of
reflexology is said to be credited to Dr. William H. Fitzgerald, an ear, nose, and throat specialist from St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut (Walsh, 2002). In 1917, Fitzgerald co-authored
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