Reflexology Reflexology Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. There is no convincing evidence that reflexology is effective for any medical condition. In a Cochrane Collaboration review, reflexology is defined as follows: "Reflexology is gentle manipulation or
Proton therapy Walden Estate to install a machine in Harley Street, the heart of private medicine in London. First patient treatment at Harley Street is expected in the second half of 2020. Proton Partners International is developing three centres in Newport, Wales, Bomarsund, Northumberland, and Reading, Berkshire which are expected to open in 2017. 77 Bortfeld, Thomas R. and Jay S. Loeffler (2017) Three ways to make proton therapy affordable. Nature 549, 451–453 (28 September 2017) doi:10.1038/549451a Proton therapy In the field of medical procedures, proton therapy, or proton radiotherapy, is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons