All studies conclude positively on the beneficial effects of reflexology:
- It is recommended to include clinical reflexology as complementary non-pharmacological therapy in the nursing care of patients or by their caregivers
- Reflexology has been proven to be safe and has no harmful side effects
- Placebo effect in reflexology was ruled out
Clinical reflexology proves to be:
- Anxiolytic
- Analgesic
- Sedative
- Anti-spasmodic
Reflexology improves:
- Physiological parameters
- Mental and emotional state
- Quality of sleep
- QOL (Quality of Life index)
2020 NICE clinical reflexology studies addressed the following conditions and diseases:
- Pediatric health
- Constipation
- Anxiety and sleep quality
- Childbirth
- Back pain and stress in coronary angiography
- Stress and extubation time after coronary artery bypass
- Quality of life in multiple sclerosis
- Sleep quality of patients in intensive care
- Dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer
Sources:
Reflexology medical studies 2020 – published by NICE https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/search?from=2020-01-01&to=2021-02-12&q=reflexology
The effect of reflexology on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity, blood pressure and sinus arrhythmia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229997800039
The effect of foot reflexology on physiological parameters - Arash Khalili, Negin masoudi Alavi, Davoud Mardani, Nastoor Bekhradiani Pour, Akvan Paymard, Mehdi Daraei, Shapour Yaripoor, aba Bashiri, and Mehdi Molavi Vardanjani - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, and Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan. Iran 2016 https://www.ijmrhs.com/medical-research/the-effect-of-foot-reflexology-on-physiological-parameters.pdf