UoP: “Reflexology reduces feelings of pain”

The University of Portsmouth has recently announced new research into the effectiveness of Reflexology treatment:

“Researchers have found that people felt about 40 per cent less pain, and were able to stand pain for about 45 per cent longer, when they used reflexology as a method of pain relief.

This is the first time this widely used therapy has been scientifically tested as a treatment for acute pain, meaning it may be used to complement conventional drug therapy in the treatment of conditions associated with pain such as osteoarthritis, backache and cancers.”

Read the full article at:
http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/04/09/reflexology-reduces-feelings-of-pain/