"For there was never yet philosopher," wrote William Shakespeare in his play Much Ado About Nothing (Act 5, Scene 1), "That could endure the toothache patiently."
Pain is one proof that you can never be too holy to be totally unselfish. Pain always pulls us to think of ourselves. But neither does managing pain makes us less holy.
A recent study, led by Shweta Choundhary, shows that foot reflexology drops the need for pain relievers among patients after surgery. Choudhary is a professor of Biophysics at the All India Institute of Medical Science (New Delhi, India).
In the study, 60 patients on post-general surgery status were administered foot reflexology as pain reliever together with standard pain drugs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids (opium-containing drugs).
