An alternative therapy to consider for treatment of psoriasis is reflexology. Psoriasis has no cure and can be a painful condition with lesions that are red, scaly, and inflamed. Although you should work with your doctor and take the prescribed medications, you might want to add reflexology as a complementary therapy to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis.

Reflexology for psoriasis is to be considered a complimentary therapy that can help ease the symptoms. While there is no research showing how reflexology can help people with psoriasis, there is anecdotal evidence that it can be beneficial, especially in reducing stress and outbreaks related to stress. While there may be debate about how reflexology works, everyone can agree that its relaxing effect, similar to that of a massage, can help reduce stress and strengthen the immune system.

Dr William Fitzgerald developed reflexology in the early 1900s and based it on ancient principals. Eunice Ingham further refined it in the 1930s. The basis of reflexology is that there are spots in the hands and feet where pressure can be applied. This pressure is supposed to cause a reduction in pain and a strengthening of the immune system.

You'll need to find the right reflexologist for you. This may be difficult, especially in smaller towns, but remember that going to someone you are uncomfortable with can be worse than no session at all. Your first session will be a chance to ask questions about reflexology while answering questions about your health. Your reflexologist may want to study your skin before beginning.

While it can be helpful to many people with psoriasis, reflexology is not for all cases. People with psoriatic arthritis, if it is severe in both hands and feet, might have skin too tender to work with. Cuts or abrasions on the hands and feet must also be avoided.

If your hands or feet have lesions or scales, you can still have a reflexology psoriasis treatment, as long as your hands or feet are in a condition to be worked on. Your reflexologist may show you some self-reflexology techniques you can use at home.

For many people who use reflexology, psoriasis symptoms are reduced. Since there is no cure for psoriasis, the relief found with a holistic treatment such as reflexology makes them wish they had discovered it sooner.