Chapter contents Introduction184 Foot-applied Bowen treatment185 Potential factors behind the success of foot-applied Bowen technique186 Precautions to foot-applied Bowen treatment186 Precision Reflexology188 The ‘linking’ technique188 The East–West link189 Examples of…
a focus on smoking cessation Paula Maycock and Peter Mackereth Chapter contents Introduction171 Addictive substances172 Focus on smoking cessation173 Assisting people during withdrawal174 The role of reflexology175 Behavioural change model176…
Chapter contents Introduction81 ‘Rules’ in reflexology practice82 Standardisation83 Styles of reflexology and variation in charts83 Diagnosis and prescription85 Combining therapies87 Treating specific conditions88 Standardising terminology89 Standardising treatments93 Conclusion94 Acknowledgements95 References95…
Chapter contents Introduction146 Definition of Adapted Reflextherapy146 Indications147 Contraindications and precautions147 History taking and assessment148 Treatment application of Adapted Reflextherapy148 Advantages of Adapted Reflextherapy150 Disadvantages of Adapted Reflextherapy151 Outcome measures151…
Chapter contents Introduction15 Reflexology: the package and the map17 Touching the body and engaging with the person19 Reflexology: providing a space to talk20 Placebo and nocebo effects: expectations and the…
Chapter contents Introduction99 Causes100 Conventional management of infertility103 General relaxation reflexology to support infertile couples105 Precautions when treating infertile couples108 Reflex zone therapy for specific indications related to infertility110 Research…
Chapter contents Introduction3 Claims for reflexology4 The mechanism of action of reflexology5 Touch6 Neural pathway relationship8 Schumann resonance8 Meridian theory9 Safe practice10 A worked example: low backache in pregnancy11 Conclusion12…
Chapter contents Benefits of reflexology in pregnancy and childbirth116 Legal and professional issues116 Training and continuing professional development117 Records and confidentiality118 Maternity care in the UK120 Risks of reflexology in…
Chapter contents Recent and current developments30 Reflexology programmes in the UK: different levels of provision33 Colleges of further education33 The private sector34 University and higher education35 Your reflexology career37 Conclusion38…
Chapter contents Introduction53 Narrative to aid reflection54 1st movement – Description – the story text56 2nd movement – Reflective text57 3rd movement – Dialogue between tentative insights and the wider…
