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Pain
Management in Reflexology
(Carol Samuel,
PhD. Cert-Ed, MAR, FFHT)
Although pain is valuable to us because
it tells us of impending danger; in its chronic form it serves no useful
purpose but it nonetheless affects millions of people worldwide with
significant implications on quality of life and on the resources of the medical
profession 1 2. In today's society it appears to be a general
consequence of ageing and ill health, thus producing devastating effects for
sufferers and their families. Pain is
not however a simple sensory experience; it is also an emotional, social and
cognitive one in which it can affect a person's attitude, belief and appraisal
of pain.
It is described by the International
Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as
an unpleasant sensation that may be linked to potential or actual tissue
damage, and which may possess both physical and emotional experiences. In
short, pain is often difficult to describe and sometimes the terminology used
cannot, and does not provide justice to the actual pain experience. There are
no objective measurements available for pain, no regular blood tests or
dipstick tests and that means that it is an extremely personal phenomenon which
can be described only by the person experiencing it 2
3.
Guidelines on Complementary Therapies
Introduction
More people now choose to use complementary therapy when managing their health and well being. There are a wide variety of complementary therapies available. The level of qualification and length of training can vary among practitioners. Because of this, it is important to be sure that you make the right choice.