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…
Chapter contents Introduction41 Ethical and legal duties to benefit and not harm patients42 Beneficence and non-maleficence42 Scope of practice and working within limits of competence42 Reflexologists’ duty of care43 Maintaining…
expanding the evidence Helen Poole and Peter Mackereth Chapter contents Introduction63 Research designs64 Seeking users’ views64 Observational studies73 Laboratory experiments73 Randomised controlled trials74 What is the current state of the…
Chapter 23 Fatigue and generalised weakness Case 23.1 1. What disorder do you think she was diagnosed with 1 year ago? The illness 1 year ago is typical of acute…
Chapter 4 Disturbances in behaviour or mood in infancy and childhood Case 4.1 1. The description given above depicts a classic presentation of a particular syndrome, which is diagnosed frequently…
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous cases in the elderly Case 38.1 1. Using only this information, list the possible causes of Martha’s symptoms, and justify your answer: a dyspnoea • left heart…
Chapter 9 Movement and postural disturbances in adolescence Case 9.1 1. Which of her movements are affected? Which of her muscles are weakened? Extension of the forearm, hand and digits…
