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It is hard to believe that yet another functional MRI study it out.. A fMRI study is a neuroimaging technique used to study brain activity. This study from Medline, the NIH's medical database shows connections between areas on the feet and areas in the brain and on the body.
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Foot Reflexology and Recent fMRI Research
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Precepts of reflexology have once again been upheld
Basic precepts of reflexology have once again been upheld by a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) study. Sensory stimulation applied to specific reflex areas activated specific parts of the brain correlated with the reflex area. The eye, shoulder and small intestine reflex areas of the left foot were recently tested by Japanese researchers and reaffirmed previous findings in three
studies by researchers from Hong Kong
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Taking a Walk on the Reflexology Side
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 UK's only Barfuss (Barefoot) trail
Trentham Estates in Stoke on-Trent is the location of the UK's only Barfuss (Barefoot) trail. "...
Since it was built three years ago at the estate (the redeveloped 750-acre grounds of a former stately home) it has proved one of their most popular attractions. 'People come here just to do the
walk!" says the aptly named (Gardens Manager) Walker, as we divest ourselves of shoes and
socks....
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Reflexology Spending Controversy
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 £90,000 to fund reflexology services to children with behavioral problems
The Issue
The expenditure of some £90,000 to fund reflexology services to children with behavioral problems
in South London, England has raised the ire of UK skeptics. The Guardian reports that "Lambeth council in south London is to spend £90,000 next year on sending reflexologists into schools. ...
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Reflexology Excluded from Palliative Payments
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 Wales
Reflexology will not be included among core services offered by hospices and funded by the National Health Service in Wales. "The report's lead author, Baroness Finlay, a consultant in palliative medicine, said the core NHS-funded services would not include the "added extras" sometimes offered by hospices such as aromatherapy and reflexology."
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