THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF REFLEXOLOGY: December 2018

Monday 31 December 2018

Beginning Foot Reflexology

Upcoming Classes Beginning Foot Reflexology

Reflexology is the scientific art of applying specific touch techniques to the feet, hands and outer ears. Theory suggests that there is a pressure map of the body that can be skillfully used to promote relaxation and has shown many other health benefits.

Priority Reflexing. Some health challenges are best addressed by Foot Reflexology, others by Hand Reflexology, and yet others respond far better to Ear Reflexology. This is called Priority Reflexing, which is best for specific conditions or parts of the body, Foot Reflexology, Hand Reflexology, or Ear Reflexology. In other words, when there is pain or discomfort in each specific part of the body, where to go first – which is the top priority – feet, or hands, or outer ears.

Bill Flocco

Kali Institute for Massage and Somatic Therapies

Add- 746 E. Main St.Ventura, CA 93001

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American Academy of Reflexology

Monday 17 December 2018

A ONE PAGE ABSTRACT

The following Abstract appears at the beginning of the Research Study Published in 1993 for readers to gain a quick overview of the study to determine if they would like to look into reading the entire published study.

Randomized Controlled Study Of Premenstrual Symptoms

Treated with Ear, Hand, and Foot Reflexology

by Terry Oleson, Ph.D., and William S. Flocco

Objective: To determine whether reflexology therapy — the application of manual pressure to reflex points on the ears, hands, and feet that somatotopically correspond to specific areas of the body — can significantly reduce premenstrual symptoms compared to placebo treatment. Read more…

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American Academy of Reflexology

Monday 10 December 2018

MEANING OF "BLIND STUDY"

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This study was what is called a “Single-Blind” study. What this means is that the research assistants needed to know ahead of time which women were in the Active Reflexology Group so they would give this group of women the real reflexology session, and which women were in the Placebo Control Group so they would give this other group of women the fake reflexology session. This means that the practitioner was not “blind” to which of the two groups each woman belonged.

The women did not know if they were in the Active Reflexology Group or the Placebo Control Group. So the women were “blind” to which group they were in. Saying it more briefly; the practitioners were not blind (they knew which group each woman was in); the women were blind (they did not know which group they were in). This makes it a single-blind study. Read more…

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