.: Reflexology / List of Troubles

Reflexology has positive effects in relieving the following ailments:

• Articulary and musculary (arthrisis, arthrosis, tennis elbow, gout, lumbago ,tendinitis) • Cardiac (angina, hypertension, palpitations)
• Gastric and intestinal (bile stones, colitis, cronic constipation, indigestion)
• Gynaecological (premenstrual syndrom)
• Psychological (anxiety, depression)
• Respiratory (asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis)
• Urinary (cystitis, colic)
• Lymphatic systems (water retention)
• Endoctrinal (menstrual pains, thyroid gland)
• Central nervus system

A preliminary research done with 26 subjects with multiple sclerosis showed an improvement of the symtoms after six weeks of reflexology treatment, but also indicated to follow the therapy regularly to maintain the progress, as the symtoms seem to diminish after twelve weeks.

Finally, hospital university centers apply reflexology as a method of functional reeducation.