Kick Pain with this DRUG-FREE Ancient Therapy
When I was practicing medicine at Canyon Ranch Medical Center, one treatment stood out from the rest. I’ve seen this ancient practice relieve all kinds of pain… including back, foot, and migraine agony.
Although the therapy has been used for thousands of years with remarkable success, modern scientific studies are limited. And no one knows for sure how it works.
That’s why the mainstream medical community refuses to accept its benefits.
To that I say… so what?
I’ve personally seen it work with far too many folks to doubt its effectiveness. That’s why if you’re battling some kind of chronic pain I think you should also give it a try.
Reflexology is a complementary medicine practice that involves applying pressure to points on your feet. It can also be done on the hands and ears.
The idea is that various points on your feet and hands are connected to specific organs and body systems. These meridians correlate to Chinese acupuncture sites.
Ancient theories say that by putting pressure on specific points of the feet, reflexologists send energy flowing through the body until it reaches the area that needs healing.
Modern scientists later discovered that nerves connect the skin to the internal organs—and that touch itself can cause the entire nervous system to adjust.
The nervous system is critical for optimal health, and there are over 7,000 nerve endings in the feet.
Over two dozen studies confirm reflexology reduces pain from a wide variety of causes.
Those include…
Low back pain: In a study, volunteers who underwent reflexology had a 31 percent reduction in back pain. This makes sense since reflexology naturally stimulates the release of pain-relieving chemicals called endorphins.
Migraine pain: Migraines are notoriously difficult to treat, but they respond remarkably well to reflexology. I’ve not only seen this work personally, but science confirms its effectiveness.
In one study, researchers recruited participants who suffered from migraines and treated them with reflexology for six months. Remarkably, 55 percent of the volunteers experienced relief, 23 percent had no recurrence of symptoms, and 11 percent were able to STOP taking medication.
In another small but impressive blind, random trial of 32 patients with tension headaches, a single session of reflexology was found to be as effective as the drug Flunarizine.
Peripheral neuropathy: Reflexology can also help reduce symptoms associated with peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that causes weakness, numbness, and pain in the feet. In a small, six-month-long study, volunteers diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy experienced significant pain relief along with improvements in glycemic control, nerve conductivity, and thermal and vibration sensitivities.
Many studies on reflexology are small. A lot of the evidence for the practice is anecdotal (like my own experiences). But don’t dismiss this effective pain solution for what the medical community calls “lack of evidence.”
The fact is that a practice like reflexology is difficult to study. There’s little funding for research because no one stands to profit from a breakthrough in finding benefits for its use.
But I’ll take someone pressing on my foot—and getting results—over the side-effect-laden Band-aid solutions pushed by drug companies and handed out by compliant doctors any day of the week.
P.S. Try this sunlight trick to ease joint pain.
Source:
Embong NH, Soh YC, Ming LC, Wong TW. Revisiting reflexology: Concept, evidence, current practice, and practitioner training. J Tradit Complement Med. 2015 Sep 28;5(4):197-206. doi: 10.1016 / j.jtcme. 2015.08.008. PMID: 26587391; PMCID: PMC4624523.
