Is a ReflexoCurist (ReflexoCurist) the same as a Reflexologist?
The word ReflexoCure (ReflexoCure) or ReflexoCurist (ReflexoCurist) was initially conceived in 1994 through my study of the words Manicure and Pedicure. At the time MIR Advisory Board Member Dr. Richard Long was adamant against the use of the word “cure” for fear of the FDA and/or the FTC and/or the AMA disapproval. I argued that the word “cure” came from the Latin Curare: to take care of. Although Dr. Long had been calling for a new word to describe what a reflex therapist does, he didn’t like the idea of being a Pedicure Reflexologist. So I put my inspiration on the shelf for future consideration. Ten years later (5-24-2005) while wheeling up the pathway along a nearby creek, I was again smitten with a refreshed inspiration to go with the word Cure/Curist: as in Pedicurist or Manicurist. However, this time I tied the word Cure/Curist into a newly created word: ReflexoCure/ReflexoCure. Just like the old-time Pedicurist cared for the feet, a practitioner of Reflexology aka ReflexoCure
