Sage Healing Energy in Gooseberry Hill, Western Australia, Australia | Alternative & holistic health service

Sage Healing Energy

Locality: Gooseberry Hill, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 421 169 370

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Medical and health
• Alternative & holistic health service

22.01.2022 STUDY: THE EFFECTS OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST AND LUNG CANCER School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ...USA [email protected] Abstract PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To test the effects of foot reflexology on anxiety and pain in patients with breast and lung cancer. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental, pre/post, crossover. SETTING: A medical/oncology unit in a 314-bed hospital in the southeastern United States. SAMPLE: Twenty-three inpatients with breast or lung cancer. The majority of the sample were female, Caucasian, and 65 years or older; had 12 or fewer years of education and an annual income of $20,000 or more; and were receiving regularly scheduled opioids and adjuvant medications on the control and intervention day. METHODS: Procedures included an intervention condition (foot reflexology to both feet for 30 minutes total by a certified reflexologist) and a control condition for each patient (with at least a two-day break). No changes were made in patients' regular schedule or medications. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Anxiety and pain. FINDINGS: Following the foot reflexology intervention, patients with breast and lung cancer experienced a significant decrease in anxiety. One of three pain measures showed that patients with breast cancer experienced a significant decrease in pain. CONCLUSIONS: The significant decrease in anxiety observed in this sample of patients with breast and lung cancer following foot reflexology suggests that this may be a self-care approach to decrease anxiety in this patient population. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Professionals and lay people can be taught reflexology. Foot reflexology is an avenue for human touch, can be performed anywhere, requires no special equipment, is non-invasive, and does not interfere with patients' privacy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10660924

12.01.2022 ** OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH ** STUDY: Reflexology Shows Promise for Treating Breast Cancer Symptoms A study led by a Michigan State University r...esearcher offers the strongest evidence yet that reflexology a type of specialized foot massage practiced since the age of pharaohs can help cancer patients manage their symptoms and perform daily tasks. Funded by the National Cancer Institute and published in the latest issue of Oncology Nursing Forum, it is the first large-scale, randomized study of reflexology as a complement to standard cancer treatment, according to lead author Gwen Wyatt, a professor in the College of Nursing. It’s always been assumed that it’s a nice comfort measure, but to this point we really have not, in a rigorous way, documented the benefits, Wyatt said. This is the first step toward moving a complementary therapy from fringe care to mainstream care. Reflexology is based on the idea that stimulating specific points on the feet can improve the functioning of corresponding organs, glands and other parts of the body. The study involved 385 women undergoing chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for advanced-stage breast cancer that had spread beyond the breast. The women were assigned randomly to three groups: Some received treatment by a certified reflexologist, others got a foot massage meant to act as a placebo, and the rest had only standard medical treatment and no foot manipulation. Wyatt and colleagues surveyed participants about their symptoms at intake and then checked in with them after five weeks and 11 weeks. They found that those in the reflexology group experienced significantly less shortness of breath, a common symptom in breast cancer patients. Perhaps as a result of their improved breathing, they also were better able to perform daily tasks such as climbing a flight of stairs, getting dressed or going grocery shopping. Wyatt said she was surprised to find that reflexology’s effects appeared to be primarily physical, not psychological. We didn’t get the change we might have expected with the emotional symptoms like anxiety and depression, she said. The most significant changes were documented with the physical symptoms. Also unexpected was the reduced fatigue reported by those who received the placebo foot massage, particularly since the reflexology group did not show similarly significant improvement. Wyatt is now investigating if a friend or family caregiver can successfully deliver the reflexology after being trained by certified reflexologists to perform the nine specific steps used in the study. This will provide an option for caregivers to more fully support their cancer patient. Reflexology did not appear to reduce pain or nausea, but Wyatt said that could be because the drugs for combating those symptoms are generally quite effective, so the women may not have reported them to begin with. Although health researchers only recently have begun studying reflexology in a scientifically rigorous way, it’s widely practiced in many parts of the world and dates back thousands of years. Reflexology comes out of the Chinese tradition and out of Egypt, Wyatt said. In fact, it’s shown in hieroglyphics. It’s been around for a very long time. Wyatt’s co-authors include MSU statistics and probability professor Alla Sikorskii and College of Nursing research assistant Mei You, along with colleagues from Northwestern University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. College of Nursing PHOTO (right): An example of a reflexology chart, demonstrating the areas of the feet that practitioners believe correspond with organs in the zones of the body. Wikipedia https://research.msu.edu/reflexology-shows-promise-for-tre/

05.01.2022 It's World Reflexology Week!! 21st to 27th September 2020

05.01.2022 Why try Reflexology? You have nothing to lose and lots to gain! Book with a Professional Reflexologist today. #reflexology #reflexologyassociationofaustralia #raoa #welovereflexology