A type of light-touch therapy in which certain areas of the foot are believed to correspond to the organs or structures of the body. Reflex zones assessed as being disordered are worked on to normalise them. In a wider sense, there are techniques for the head and hands as well as the feet, originating from three strands of tradition in India, China and Egypt. Cerebral palsy is one of the conditions it is offered for, although the research published so far does not directly relate to cerebral palsy.
There is no single registration organisation. Each of the following can provide details of members:
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Reflex Therapy, physiotherapists who also use reflexology. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, tel: 01926 401 071, http://tinyurl.com/2nr3a8.
Association of Reflexologists, tel: 0870 567 3320, www.aor.org.uk.
British Reflexology Association, tel: 01886 821207, www.britreflex.co.uk.
Institute for Complementary Medicine, tel: 020 7231 5855, www.i-c-m.org.uk.
International Federation of Reflexologists, tel: 020 8645 9134, www.intfedreflexologists.org.
See also Light touch therapy
