massage and other touch therapies

· Compare and contrast between reflexology and massage techniques.

· Although reflexology and massage are distinct healing modalities, how is reflexology similar in principle to massage?

· Does mainstream medicine fully accept all of reflexology's tenets when contrasted with the current views of anatomy? Why or why not?

· Has reflexology been demonstrated to facilitate the healing process and provide relief to those suffering from anxiety and pain? If so, what mechanisms can be identified?

· How much of a role does the mere presence of human contact play in the effectiveness of manual therapies in your review of this topic?

· How do you think are osteopathy and chiropractic similar in the way they evolved and used in the later part of the nineteenth century?

· Why did the osteopathic and chiropractic professions evolve so differently?

· In this day and age, would you describe osteopathy as more alternative or conventional? Explain.

· In this day and age, would you describe chiropractic as more alternative or conventional? Explain.