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Theartofhealing This is the article's talk page. Your changes have been disputed, you need to propose them below and get consensus before trying to reinstate them. Thanks Girth Summit _(blether) 05:40, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unhelpful article

This article is not about reflexology. It is about why the author thinks reflexology is quackery. Honestly, this article should be renamed to “reflexology is quackery”. That way an actual reflexologist could write a helpful article called “Reflexology”.

I would like to see Wikipedia or the author retitle this article. 98.31.6.130 (talk) 01:32, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since reflexologists are quacks, it would be a bad idea to have them write articles here. It would go against Wikipedia's goal of summarizing reliable sources.

You can get what you want in other places, so your wish to get it here too is pointless. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:44, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudoscience

I suggest we remove the "pseudoscience" claims here. They are quite aggressive and honestly not even scientifically accurate. Just pop open pubmed and read some research. There are over 19,000 results in my last search: pubmed search. It has, indeed, been scientifically shown to treat a number of issues, including pain, e.g. Foot Reflexology: An Intervention for Pain and Nausea Among Inpatients With Cancer and this literature review [Reflexology in patient rehabilitation with postoperative pain. (Literature review)]. This study is also quite interesting: Effects of reflexology on child health: A systematic review. Let us reiterate that Wikipedia is not the place for personal opinions. Claims about science are supposed to be based on actual scientific research, and if the research says X then we say "the research says X." DivineReality (talk) 06:55, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]