ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
Foot Reflexotherapy Induces Analgesia in Elderly Individuals with Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Pilot Study.
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- Foot Reflexology: An Intervention for Pain and Nausea Among Inpatients With Cancer.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2021Trial
- Investigation on Musculoskeletal Injury and Psychological Empowerment of Reflexologists in Taiwan: Analysis of the Recognition to Alternative Therapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Vital Signs: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study evaluated the effects of foot reflexotherapy on pain and postural balance in elderly individuals with low back pain.
designRandomized, controlled pilot study.
resultsRT group showed statistically significant differences when compared to control group in the following parameters: decrease in VAS scores for pain throughout the study, decrease in parasympathetic activity, and improvement in RMDQ scores. The two groups did not statistically differ in either orthostatic balance or baropodometric analyses.
conclusionThis study demonstrated that foot reflexotherapy induced analgesia but did not affect postural balance in elderly individuals with low back pain.
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