Editing Reflexology (section)

==History==
Practices resembling reflexology may have existed in previous historical periods. Similar practices have been documented in the histories of [[Ayurveda|India]], China and Egypt.<ref>''Reflexology: A Practical Approach'', p. 185, Vicki Pitman, Kay MacKenzie, [[Nelson Thornes]]</ref><ref name=NS/> Reflexology was introduced to the United States in 1913 by [[William H. Fitzgerald]], M.D. (1872–1942), an [[Otorhinolaryngology|ear, nose, and throat]] specialist, and [[Edwin F. Bowers]]. Fitzgerald claimed that applying pressure had an [[Anaesthesia|anesthetic effect]] on other areas of the body.<ref name=TRH2>{{cite book | last = Norman | first = Laura | author-link = Laura Norman |author2=Thomas Cowan  | title = The Reflexology Handbook, A Complete Guide | publisher = [[Piatkus]] | year = 1989 | page = 17 | isbn = 0-86188-912-6 }}</ref><ref>Fitzgerald, William H.; Bowers, Edwin F. (1917) ''Zone therapy; or, Relieving pain at home''. Columbus, Ohio: I. W. Long, Publisher ([https://archive.org/details/zonetherapyorrel00fitziala California Digital Library]) Accessed Jan. 2015</ref> It was modified in the 1930s and 1940s by Eunice D. Ingham (1889–1974), a nurse and [[physiotherapist]].<ref name=Ingham>{{cite journal | last = Benjamin | first = Patricia | year = 1989 | title = Eunice D. Ingham and the development of foot reflexology in the U.S | journal = American Massage Therapy Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.massagenerd.com/pdf_massage_ebooks/History_Therapies_Rules_Ryan_Hoyme_.pdf | title = Massagenerd.com Presents History of Massage, Therapies & Rules | access-date = 2007-10-12 }}</ref> Ingham claimed that the feet and hands were especially sensitive and mapped the entire body into "reflexes" on the feet, renaming "zone therapy" as reflexology.<ref>[http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/ManualHealingandPhysicalTouch/reflexology cancer.org – Reflexology]</ref> Many of the modern reflexologists use Ingham's methods, or similar techniques of reflexologist Laura Norman.<ref name=NS/>