06/11/2026
Reflexology is not just a foot rub. It has so many benefits. Here is a highlight from an article on The National Library of Medicine website.
“Most clinical studies have found reflexology to be effective in reducing pain, including headache pain, back pain, joint pain [26], cesarean pain [27], acute pain in infants [28,29], pregnancy pain [30], labor pain [31,32,33,34,35,36], leg edema in pregnancy [37], postpartum women’s fatigue [38], pain from surgical medical examinations [39,40], organ removal or transplant pain [41,42,43,44], and various cancer pains [45,46,47,48,49]. It can also be used as a treatment for individual musculoskeletal cases [50]. In addition, foot reflexology is also an effective treatment for strokes, insomnia, asthma, diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, dementia, cancers, multiple sclerosis, and idiopathic detrusor overactivity [51,52,53]. It has also been studied for use in hospice units to alleviate discomfort and pain in patients at the end of life [54]. In fact, there are many studies exploring reflexology on the quality of life with cancer.”