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In addition to formal research studies about reflexology, our association, our members, and other organizations publish articles about reflexology.

Articles by RAA and Other Contributors

Title	Author	Source
At Your Fingertips: Reflexology Techniques for Skin, Health and Beauty	Frankie Avalon Wolfe	Les Nouvelles Esthétiqties, Feb 2004
Foot Massage is NOT Reflexology: Respect Specialization	Karen Ball, N.B.C.R., L.M.T.	Massage Magazine issue 246 November 2016
Happy Feet! Treat Your Feet Right with Reflexology		Magazine, date unknown
Interview with Dr Marc Piquemal	Christine Issel	ICR Newsletter, Vol.15, No.1, March 2006
Isn't Reflexology Just Another Name For Foot Massage?	Reflexology Association of America	February 2019
Michigan State University: $3.1 Million from the National Institute of Health, a 5 year Study	Barbara Brower
RAA Member Obtains Taxonomy Code for Reflexologists	Opal J. Knowles, LR, NBCR	December 2007
What Does the Research Say About Reflexology?	University of Minnesota	2016

Online Magazine Articles

These articles summarize published research about reflexology. You can read the article or go straight to the research paper.

Article Date	Title	Research Date	Original Research
2008	Reflexology Reduces Stress in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia	2008	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18370580/
2009	Reflexology Reduces Anxiety in Chemotherapy Patients	2006	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16487421/
2009	Reflexology Reduces Symptoms of Low-Back Pain	2008	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3696219/
2010	Reflexology Foot Massage Ease Multiple Sclerosis Pain	2009	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1352458509345916
2010	Reflexology Improves Sleep for Postpartum Women	2009	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266613809000539
2011	Reflexology for Chronic Constipation	2010	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388109000619
2012	Reflexology Reduces Intensity Duration of Menstrual Pain	2010	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22069413/
2012	Swedish Massage Reflexology Benefit Elderly Cancer Survivors	2012	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22888364/
2013	Reflexology Boosts Pain Threshold Tolerance	2013	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561061/
2013	Upper Foot Reflexology Decreases Cardiac Index	2012	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174438811200031X
2022	New Complementary Therapy Guidelines for Cancer Pain From ASCO and SIO	2022	https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.22.01357

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