FDZ Reflexology Research

FDZ: Reflexology Research Publications in English.

This page is a bit old, so go to http://www.fdz.dk/english for the newer version of their research.

This is the research list from FDZ, the Danish Reflexology Association. All questions about this list should be direct to FDZ. Our thanks to FDZ for permission to reprint this list. There are some duplicates with other pages on this site.

Available at the FDZ (Danish) secretariat at the cost of printing, February 1997.

Books & booklets:

Reflexology - Research and Effect Evaluation in Denmark
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1995. Aimed at professionals from both the
complementary and the established health system, this booklet tries to
build bridges by describing a number of studies and experiments conducted
in Denmark.

Project Protocols & Reports:

Reflexology in Denmark - an Overview
Helle Johannesen, Research associate, Mag.Scient.,Ph.D., Institute of
Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, 1993

Reflexology Practice and Clientele in Denmark
Laila Launsø, Mag.Scient.Socc., Ph.D., 1993 A national quantitative investigation of
reflexologists work and their patients.

Reflexology in Connection with Birth/Delivery
Copenhagen County Hospital, 1988

Appendix to the report Headache and Reflexological Treatment
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1996 Contains description and all
questionnaires and forms used in the large headache study.

The Hologram Approach to Reflexology
Helle Johannesen, Mag.Scient.,Ph.D.
Paper to "First European Conference of Reflexology", Newcastle 1994
Hologrammatics, explored as a potential explanation of reflexology.

Individual Articles:

A Close-up view on Company Reflexology
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1993 A study on the effects of
company Reflex-ology, as applied by the Danish Telecom firm.

Holography
Helle Johannesen, Mag.Scient.,Ph.D., 1993 About the holographic principle,
that may contain an explanation of reflexology.

Municipal Reflexology
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1992 Experiences with company
reflexology among home helper staff in a Danish community.

Company Reflexology
Jonna Nielsen, The FDZ Committee, 1993
Information about the FDZ company reflexology arrangement.

Reflexology And Research
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1993 General considerations
about research in reflexology.

Postal Reflexology
Synnøve Madsen, FDZ reflexologist, and
Jette Andersen, teacher of ergonomics, 1993 Excerpt of a report describing
the use of company reflexology in a Danish postal district.

3 Large Scale Studies In Denmark
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1993 A summary of three
nation-wide investigations.

What Is The Research Committee Of FDZ?
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1993 Description of the
objectives of the Research Committee, and some general advise on research
methodology.

Using Reflexology to Relieve Chronic Constipation
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ
Research Committee,
From the Danish Journal of Nursing, "Sygeplejersken", 1992
A pilot project involving twenty women.

Reflexology Use in Ureter and Kidney Stone Attacks
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1993 A controlled hospital experiment showing a pain relieving effect of reflexology.

Easier Births Using Reflexology
Kirsten Sorrig, 1988
Article from the Danish daily newspaper "Berlingske Tidende".

Facts about Reflexology
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1992 Some statistics from an
opinion poll in the Danish Newspaper "Politiken".

Asthma and Reflexology
Ulla Fosholt, Reflexologist and nurse, 1992 A reflexologist's account of
the progress of an asthma project at the Allergy/Lung Clininc at Gentofte
Hospital, Denmark.

Reflexology Research into Enuresis Nocturna/ Bed-wetting 1
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1991 18 children obtained a 30% reduction of
wet-nights in this study.

Reflexology Research into Enuresis Nocturna/ Bed-wetting 2
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1991 A follow-up on the previous article

Has Reflexology an Effect on Infertility?
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1994 A project from Nothern Jutland, Denmark involving 108 women suffering from involuntary infertility.

Municipal Reflexology in Svendborg
Hanne Terp, FDZ reflexologist, 1995
A report on company reflexology as applied in the Danish municipality of
Svendborg. Involves 52 clients.

Reflexology Is An Effective Treatment For Headaches
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1995 Summary of a large country-wide study documenting the positive effects of reflexology on headaches and migraine. Involves 220
patients and 78 therapists.

Take Good Care Of Your Fellow Employees
Karin Kristensen, Inge Rasmussen and Elsebeth Møller, FDZ reflexologists, 1996
Reflexology as personnel care in the Municipal District of Aarhus, Denmark.

Transcripts:

Reflexology and Research, Why - Who - How?
Leila Eriksen, The FDZ Research Committee, 1995 Presentation toThe International Council of Reflexologists Fifth Conference, Vancouver, Cananda, 1995. A discussion of why, who, and
how reflexologists should undertake research studies.

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