Healing the sole
Preliminary EvidenceIn Plain Language
The benefits of reflexology are explored in the fourth article in our series on complementary and alternative therapies.
Key Findings: what this observational study found
- ✓Reflexology is presented as a complementary and alternative therapy with recognized benefits in nursing practice.
- ✓The article examines reflexology as part of a broader series on complementary and alternative therapies in healthcare.
What This Means for You
While reflexology is a popular complementary therapy, this overview provides limited scientific evidence—so consider it as a complementary approach alongside conventional care rather than a primary treatment.
What This Means for Practitioners
Use this review to understand the current state of reflexology evidence and to communicate realistic expectations to clients about what research currently supports.
Common questions about this study
What does this study mean in practice?
While reflexology is a popular complementary therapy, this overview provides limited scientific evidence—so consider it as a complementary approach alongside conventional care rather than a primary treatment.
What did this study find?
Reflexology is presented as a complementary and alternative therapy with recognized benefits in nursing practice. The article examines reflexology as part of a broader series on complementary and alternative therapies in healthcare.
How strong is this evidence?
This is a observational study and we rate its evidence preliminary. It was published in Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), a Q2 journal. This study is indexed here for context; it did not test reflexology itself.
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