Reflexology areas on the foot correspond to areas of the body, and that by manipulating these one can improve health through one's qi. Reflexologists divide the body into ten equal vertical zones, five on the right and five on the left. Concerns have been raised by medical professionals that treating potentially serious illnesses with reflexology, which has no proven efficacy, could delay the seeking of appropriate medical treatment. Reflexologists posit that the blockage of an energy field, invisible life force, or Qi, can prevent healing. Another tenet of reflexology is the belief that practitioners can relieve stress and pain in other
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