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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2025

Foot reflexology in autoimmune diseases: Effectiveness and mechanisms.

Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Aaron Lerner, Carina Benzvi

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jozélio Freire de CarvalhoNúcleo de Pesquisa em Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40231-300, Bahia, Brazil. jotafc@gmail.com.
Aaron LernerDepartment of Research, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, The Zabludowicz Research Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel.
Carina BenzviDepartment of Research, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, The Zabludowicz Research Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foot reflexology (FR) is a Chinese-originated and non-invasive complementary therapy increasingly used by functional, alternative and para-medical professionals. Enhance attempts are made to study FR in non-functional organic conditions. The present invited Editorial discusses the application of FR in autoimmune diseases (AD), highlighting a few successful studies demonstrating symptomatic relief and objective improvements. Despite promising results, the FR domain remains under-investigated and an urgent need to confirm and understand the effect of FR in chronic diseases, including AD, is highly recommended.

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Autoimmune diseasesAutoimmunityFoot reflexologyReflexologySensorineural hearing loss

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PMID40051795
PMCPMC11612686

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