History of Reflexology

Reflexology has more than one origin. Several ancient cultures recognised the importance of feet in one’s health and thus forms of foot therapy have been discovered all over the world, from Ancient Egypt, India, China and Japan to the Navaho of North America and medieval Europe. Modern Western reflexology was developed in the 1930’s by American physiotherapist Eunice Ingham who followed on from the work of Dr. William Fitzgerald. He had used pressure points on the feet to relieve pain in other parts of the body in the 1910’s. Doreen Bayley brought the therapy to Britain in the 1960’s and it has increased in popularity ever since.