Elizabeth Rabone Holistic Therapy

15/05/2026

We're still in Mental Health Awareness week, so here's an Australian review of research into the effect of massage on the mental health and wellbeing of people with a serious physical illness:

Serious illness “is a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality and either negatively impacts a person’s daily function or quality of life or excessively strains their caregivers.” The aim of this review was to explore the contribution ...

14/05/2026

Here's my table at Lovat Fields retirement village wellbeing day

13/05/2026

This is Mental Health Awareness week. Do you have any suggestions for how best to support mental health?

12/05/2026

Still Better Sleep Awareness month, here's some Turkish research which found that aromatherapy and foot massage may improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue in stroke patients:

Stroke puts important economic and social burdens on society and has been reported to be the most important reason for disability at the global level.…

11/05/2026

This is Better Sleep Awareness month. If you would like to sleep like a baby, please get in touch to see if reflexology (or maybe aromatherapy with suitable essential oils) would help.

08/05/2026

Today is World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day. These photos are of my workplace at a local Red Cross pamper event for refugee Syrian women a few years ago:

07/05/2026

Today I'm going to do much-needed and very popular treatments at a local care home.

06/05/2026

I'm starting a two-week trial working at MK MS Therapy Centre this month, so I thought I'd have a look for research into the use of complementary therapies with multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. This review of the research found that reflexology and massage can improve symptoms such as pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a range of different symptoms. Patients with MS (PwMS) have looked for alternative therapies to control their MS progress and treat their symptoms. Non-invasive thera...

05/05/2026

If you want to book a treatment, I still have some availability in May and a little in June (I will be away for two weeks in June, jet fuel supplies permitting, doing voluntary work in Sarajevo, so my time for appointments here is limited).

04/05/2026

01/05/2026

What are your plans for May?