题名

Revisiting reflexology: Concept, evidence, current practice, and practitioner training

DOI

10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.08.008

作者

Nurul Haswani Embong；Yee Chang Soh；Long Chiau Ming；Tin Wui Wong

关键词

Complementary and alternative medicine ； Treatment effect ； Foot massage reflexology ； Pain management ； Zone therapy

期刊名称

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

卷期/出版年月

5卷4期（2015 / 10 / 01）

页次

197 - 206

内容语文

英文
中文摘要

Reflexology is basically a study of how one part of the human body relates to another part of the body. Reflexology practitioners rely on the reflexes map of the feet and hands to all the internal organs and other human body parts. They believe that by applying the appropriate pressure and massage certain spots on the feet and hands, all other body parts could be energized and rejuvenated. This review aimed to revisit the concept of reflexology and examine its effectiveness, practices, and the training for reflexology practitioners. PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and SpringerLink databases were utilized to search the following medical subject headings or keywords: foot massage, reflexology, foot reflex-otherapy, reflexological treatment, and zone therapy. The articles published for the last 10 years were included. Previous systematic reviews failed to show concrete evidence for any specific effect of reflexology in any conditions. Due to its non-invasive, non-pharmacological complementary nature, reflexology is widely accepted and anecdotal evidence of positive effect reflexology in a variety of health conditions are available. Adequate training for practitioners is necessary to ensure the consistency of service provided.
主题分类 醫藥衛生 > 中醫藥學
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被引用次数
  1. Yee Chang Soh,Tin Wui Wong,Nurul Haswani Embong,Long Chiau Ming(2017).Perspectives on reflexology: A qualitative approach.Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine,7(3),327-331.
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