Reflexology Research

so why is research important research underpins evidence-based medicine evidence-based medicine in its turn underpins clinical practice for any chance of reflexology to be included in an integrative practice within the nhs there must be research so how do i find research there is some research available on reflexology and it can be used effectively in communicating with doctors in the medical world however in comparison to any subject within medicine or indeed even acupuncture the volume of reflexology research is small there is a reflexology research list on the members area of the website on it you will find references for research projects that have been done in the past a reference entails the title of the paper the author the journal and a list of numbers which allows you to track down that paper should you wish to read it in full research papers can be found on the internet and this is a very fast and speedy way of downloading them and getting the information fast however that can be very expensive there are cheaper ways of getting the information including going to your local library my local library charges one pound 15 per paper however may take more than three weeks to get that information to me this allows you to give references to doctors or medics who might wish to read any reflexology research paper in full how does research affect you few reflexologists will ever do research but the ones that do get involved with research do a great service for all reflexology research aids acceptance within the nhs and adds credibility to the therapy it enables claims that is made about reflexology to be backed up with evidence this film was made by jonathan mitchell the association of reflexologists copyright 2010