ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects.
Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07402460 (Effects of a Programmed Reflexology Therapy on Sleep Quality, Insomnia, and Fatigue Among Individuals With Poor Sleep Quality), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Effects of a Programmed Reflexology Therapy on Sleep Quality, Insomnia, and Fatigue Among Individuals With Poor Sleep Quality: Evidence for Autonomic Nervous System Modulation
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Delirium and Physiological Indicators in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Trial
- Effect of foot reflexology on chronic pain in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain and Comfort During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Sleep Quality using Aromatic Oils-A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2026Article
- Effects of a multicomponent intervention on body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in women with obesity- a randomized clinical trial.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Effect of foot reflexology on relieving pain and improving resilience among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Is it possible to foot reflexology for infants with sensorineural hearing loss?World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Novel insights into athlete physical recovery concerning lactate metabolism, lactate clearance and fatigue monitoring: A comprehensive review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
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- Stress, inflammation, and resilience among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma undergoing multimodal therapy: Current knowledge and future directions.Tzu chi medical journalReview
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Foot reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that is increasingly being accepted by modern people in recent years. To understand the research trends and prospects of foot reflexology in the past 31 years, this study used the Web of Science core collection as the data source and two visualization tools, COOC and VOSviewer, to analyze the literature related to the field of foot reflexology from 1991 to 2021. This study found that the number of articles published in the field of foot reflexology has been increasing year by year, and the top three journals with the most articles are Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Therapies in Medicine, and the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The top three most prolific authors are Wyatt, Sikorskii, and Victorson, and the core institutions in the field of foot reflexology are Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the University of Exeter. Foot reflexology has been shown to have a moderating effect on anxiety, fatigue, and cancer, and is a topic of ongoing and future research. This study uses this bibliometric analysis of foot reflexology literature to provide an overview of prior knowledge and a reference direction for modern preventive medicine.
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