5 Potential Benefits Of Reflection Massage For Health

Illustration of the potential benefits of reflection massage for health (Freepik/jcomp)

YOGYAKARTA Massage reflection is done by massaging certain parts of the body, including hands, feet, and earbrows. This massage is useful for reducing tension and has several other potential benefits.

Reflection massage is an ancient massage that has been practiced for centuries in many cultures in the world. The most basic benefit is to improve health conditions.

According to licensed reflection massage therapist at Cleveland Clinic, Victoria Bodner, reflectology is a type of therapy that focuses on applying different levels of stress at certain points of the body. Research estimates that parts of the legs, correlated with certain body areas. Currently, reflex massage is a therapy to relieve pain, sleep problems, digestive problems, and the full potential benefits of reflection massage for health.

According to research, reflection massage can relieve pain so that it gets relaxation and rest. Research published in the Journal of Special Operations Medicine in 2018, involved 311 patients with musculoskeletal pain or chronic nerve in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Participants received a 25-minute leg reflection massage as part of their standard care. After one reflection massage session, the patients were asked about the benefits they felt. A number of male participants reported a 43 percent decrease in pain. Meanwhile, female participants reported a 41 percent decrease in pain.

Another study reported by Everyday Health, Monday, February 19, found that reflection massage helps relieve pain due to pre-memnstruation syndrome (PMS). Although it is necessary to do a lot of research, reflection massage is considered potential for health.

Reflection massage is beneficial to encourage relaxation. A meta-analysis was published in September 2020 in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, finding significant improvements in depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in 2,300 patients.

For those of you who experience insomnia or are difficult to get quality sleep, you can consider the potential benefits of reflection massage. According to research, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing in 2021, involving nearly 4,000 patients. This study found that reflection massage resulted in a significant increase in sleep quality for people who reported sleep disorders.

Cancer treatment can have a negative impact on physical and mental health. Several studies show that reflection massage has benefits as a complementary therapy to help patients overcome the above problems. Research published in the 2019 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. Conducted on 57 non-metastatic breast cancer patients undergoing therapy.

Participants were divided into two groups, namely receiving two reflection massage sessions every week for four weeks apart from standard care and the second group only received standard care without a reflection massage session. At the end of the study, patients who received reflection massage reported less fatigue than those who did not get it.

Although there is still little evidence showing the benefits of reflexive massage to address digestive problems, this therapy is potential. According to research on 19 female patients suffering from chronic constipation, 94 percent reported that constipation symptoms improved after undergoing leg reflection massage therapy for six weeks.

Overall, reflection massage has the potential for health benefits. The practice, which was carried out hundreds of years ago, is also at low risk and is considered safe as long as it is done by licensed and consulted therapists to an expert doctor.