Objective: To evaluate the effect o f reflexo logy on symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a randomized, sham-contro lled clinical tr ial. Methods: Seventy-one MS patients were randomized to either study or contro l group, to receive an 11-week treatment. Reflexology treatment included manual pressure on specific points in the feet and massage of the calf area. The contro l group received non...

In the early 20(th) century the child population became a major focus of scientific, professional and public interest. This led to the crystallization of a dynamic field of child science, encompassing developmental and educational psychology, child psychiatry and special education, school hygiene and mental testing, juvenile criminology and the anthropology of childhood. This article discusses ...

Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that acupuncture may be efficacious for insomnia. Instead of needling, acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure are procedures involving physical pressure on acupoints or reflex areas. These variants of acupuncture are gaining popularity, perhaps due to their non-invasive nature. A systematic review has therefore been conducted ...

Reflexology has been present throughout Spanish science since the last third of the nineteenth century and its importance can be seen in the works of authors such as Martín Salazar, Ramón y Cajal, Gómez Ocaña, Simarro and Turró. The most important research in Reflexology in Spain takes place a) at the Schools of Neurophysiology and Psychology in Barcelona and Madrid, b) with a group of authors ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on blood pressure and quality of life among hypertensive patients. A quasi-experimental study was conducted for patients with hypertension attended the outpatient clinic of the Specialized Medical Hospital at Mansoura University, Egypt, enrolled in this study during six months, between 15 May and 14 October 2010 were random...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHOD this is a randomized, controlled and blind clinical trial. The sample was comprised by people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who, after being randomized into Treated group (n = 21) and Control group (n = 24), received guidelines on foot self-care. To the Treated Group it was ...

background and aim: low back pain is a common complaint in communities which has negative effects on different aspects of life. an effective method for reduction of low back pain complications is foot reflexology. foot reflexology has a positive effect in reduction of complications in low back pain. foot reflexology reduces respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse rate. this study is an inves...

Farmokolojik tedavilerin hastaların ağrılarını azaltmasını kontrol edememesinden dolayı tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp yöntemleri tekrardan önem kazanmaya başlamıştır. Ağrı azaltılmasında, anksiyete, stres düzeyleri üzerinde refleksoloji kullanımı dünyada ülkemizde gün geçtikçe yaygınlaşmaya Refleksoloji, insanların ayaklarında belirli noktalara bası uygulayarak ağrı, acı, stres, anksiyete vücut...