Medline studies

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Index

Nurs Times 86: 29-31 (1990)

Complementary therapies. Reflex zone therapy for mothers.

Evans M

MeSH Terms:

* Acupuncture Points

* Case Report

* Female

* Foot*

* Human

* Pregnancy

* Pressure

* Puerperal Disorders/nursing*

* Reflexotherapy/nursing*

PMID: 2300481, MUID: 90138232

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Schweiz Med Wochenschr Suppl 62: 88-93 (1994)

Foot reflex zone massage

Kesselring A

Institut fur Pflegeforschung, Bern.

Foot reflexology is defined as massage of zones on the feet which correspond

to different parts of the body. A medline-search yielded no literature in

the field of foot reflexology. Indications for and results of foot

reflexology have been extrapolated from case-descriptions and two pilot

studies with small samples. One study (Lafuente et al.) found foot

reflexology to be as helpful to patients with headaches as medication

(flunarizine), yet foot reflexology was fraught with less side-effects than

medication. In a second study (Eichelberger et al.) foot reflexology was

used postoperatively on gynecological patients. The intervention group

showed a lesser need for medication to enhance bladder tonus than did the

control group. The literature describes foot reflexology as enhancing

urination, bowel movements and relaxation.

MeSH Terms:

* English Abstract

* Female

* Flunarizine/therapeutic use

* Foot*

* Genital Diseases, Female/surgery

* Headache/therapy

* Headache/drug therapy

* Human

* Massage/methods*

* Postoperative Complications/therapy

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 84: 77-78 (1991)

Touch is helpful--more than we think

Grossenbacher G

MeSH Terms:

 * Education, Nursing, Continuing*

* Human

* Reflexotherapy

* Touch*

PMID: 1774944, MUID: 92130473

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Nurs Times 85: 42-44 (1989)

Fancy footwork.

Thomas M

MeSH Terms:

  * Aged

* Anxiety/nursing*

* Attitude of Health Personnel*

* England

* Human

* Psychiatric Nursing*

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 2587340, MUID: 90068046

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Nurs Stand 2: 28 (1988)

Reflex zone therapy

Wynn S

MeSH Terms:

  * Child

* Cystic Fibrosis/physiopathology

* Cystic Fibrosis/nursing*

* Human

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 3292945, MUID: 88276186

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Health Visit 60: 367 (1987)

An ABC of alternative medicine. Reflexology.

Shaw J

MeSH Terms:

  * Human

* Reflexotherapy*/education

PMID: 3679849, MUID: 88058163

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 80: 85 (1987)

Reflexology nurses: an intended research project

Hoegen M, Gmuender A

MeSH Terms:

  * Human

* Reflexotherapy*

* Research

* Specialties, Nursing*

PMID: 3682760, MUID: 88064120

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Sygeplejersken 87: 12-18 (1987)

Alternative treatment. Wholeness behind your health. 6. Life's energy put

into focus with acupuncture, zone therapy and healing

Petersen JE

MeSH Terms:

 * Acupuncture*

* Alternative Medicine*

* Human

* Mental Healing*

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 3686409, MUID: 88071296

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Rev Enferm 10: 21-25 (1987)

Nursing and reflex therapy

Marcal JA, Zuazo F

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine*

* Human

* Nursing Care

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 3647580, MUID: 87233755

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Can Nurse 82: 39-41 (1986)

Reflexology

Dobbs-Zeller B

MeSH Terms:

  * Aged

* English Abstract

* Female

* Foot

* Human

* Male

* Middle Age

* Neoplasms/physiopathology*

* Pain, Intractable/therapy*

* Reflexotherapy/methods*

* Terminal Care

PMID: 3634658, MUID: 8618947

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Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 13: 536-538 (1993)

Treating type II diabetes mellitus with foot reflexotherapy

Wang XM

First Teaching Hospital, Beijing Medical University.

32 cases of type II diabetes mellitus were randomly divided into two groups.

One group was treated with conventional Western medicine hypoglycemic agent)

plus foot reflexotherapy (FR), the other group with the same medicine only.

After 30 days' treatment, fasting blood glucose levels, platelet

aggregation, length and wet weight of the thrombus, senility symptom scores

and serum lipid peroxide (LPO) were greatly reduced in FR group (P <

0.05-0.01), while no significant change was observed in the WM group. The

study suggested that foot reflexotherapy was an effective treatment for type

II diabetes mellitus.

MeSH Terms:

  * Aged

* Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent/therapy*

* Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent/blood

* English Abstract

* Female

* Foot

* Human

* Male

* Middle Age

* Reflexotherapy/methods*

PMID: 8111210, MUID: 94154475

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Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 40: 487-491 (1986)

Treatment of tinnitus with alternative therapy.

Bentzen O

MeSH Terms:

  * Acupuncture

* Adult

* Alternative Medicine*

* Case Report

* Hearing Aids

* Human

* Hypnosis

* Reflexotherapy

* Tinnitus/therapy*

PMID: 3788551, MUID: 87072622

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Nurs Que 5: 26-33 (1985)

Alternative practices in nursing

Potvin MJ

MeSH Terms:

  * Holistic Health*

* Human

* Nursing/trends*

* Nursing Care/trends*

* Quebec

* Reflexotherapy

* Social Change

PMID: 3850438, MUID: 86015228

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 77: 65-66 (1984)

Therapeutic renewal. Sympathicotherapy

Bobin D

MeSH Terms:

  * Autonomic Nervous System/physiology*

* Human

* Nasal Cavity/innervation*

* Neurotic Disorders/therapy

* Reflexotherapy/methods*

PMID: 6330448, MUID: 84244066

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Nurs Times 79: 49-51 (1983)

Putting their best feet forward.

Lett A

MeSH Terms:

  * Foot/anatomy & histology*

* Human

* Posture

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 6555732, MUID: 84015486

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 11: 552 (1980)

Shiatsu massage and reflexology in nursing practice

Muret-Stucki G

MeSH Terms:

 * Human

* Massage/methods*

* Nursing Care*

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 6253730, MUID: 81050556

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 11: 549-552 (1980)

Reflexology and nursing care

Zeller-Dobbs B, Poletti R

MeSH Terms:

  * Foot

* Human

* Massage*

* Nursing Care*

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 6253729, MUID: 81050555

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Top Clin Nurs 1: 1-29 (1979)

Stress and health: a survey of self-regulation modalities.

Sutterley DC

MeSH Terms:

  * Autogenic Training

* Autosuggestion

* Biofeedback (Psychology)

* Human

* Kinesics

* Life Style

* Nurses

* Reflexotherapy

* Relaxation Techniques*

* Self Concept*

* Stress, Psychological/prevention & control*

PMID: 377587, MUID: 79204196

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Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 63: 837-841 (1974)

Manual therapy and internal medicine (author's transl)

Schwarz E

MeSH Terms:

  * Chiropractic

* English Abstract

* Human

* Internal Medicine*

* Manipulation, Orthopedic

* Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/therapy

* Physical Therapy*

* Reflex, Abnormal/therapy

* Reflexotherapy

* Spinal Diseases/therapy*

* Spinal Nerve Roots

PMID: 4369614, MUID: 75003214

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Med J Aust 1: 1051-1054 (1970)

Management of intractable pain by neural therapy.

Gerzner LF

MeSH Terms:

  * Adult

* Aged

* Caffeine/therapeutic use*

* Cicatrix

* Dyspepsia/drug therapy

* Female

* Human

* Intermittent Claudication/drug therapy

* Male

* Middle Age

* Migraine/drug therapy

* Osteoarthritis/drug therapy

* Pain/therapy*

* Periarthritis/drug therapy

* Procaine/therapeutic use*

* Reflexotherapy*

* Spondylitis/drug therapy

PMID: 5430478, MUID: 70239352

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Prof Nurse 8: 722-725 (1993)

Reflexology--its place in modern healthcare.

Sahai IC

1. Reflexology is a safe treatment promoting homeostasis. 2. It is an

ancient method of healing which is regaining popularity. 3. Reflexology has

no side-effects, only so-called healing crises--stepping stones to better

health. 4. Reflexology is now an established branch of paramedical medicine,

and should be available to NHS patients.

MeSH Terms:* Foot/innervation*

* Human

* Massage*

* Reflexotherapy

PMID: 8346270, MUID: 93348290

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Hippokrates 39: 379-384 (1968)

Psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic trends in current medicine. Concepts and

critical reflections. 10. Existentional analytic interpretation

Blankenburg W

MeSH Terms:

 * Existentialism*

* Human

* Psychoanalytic Interpretation

* Psychoanalytic Theory*

* Psychosomatic Medicine

* Psychotherapy

* Reflexotherapy

PMID: 4886427, MUID: 69131899

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Hippokrates 36: 465-471 (1965)

Neural medicine - a survey with an application to joint diseases

Huneke W

MeSH Terms:

  * Human

* Joint Diseases/therapy*

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 5833162, MUID: 66014672

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Rev Enferm 16: 65-67 (1993)

Energy and reflexology as holistic treatment (interview)

Ferrer de Diso MR

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine

* Education, Nursing

* Holistic Health*

* Human

* Reflexotherapy*

* Spain

PMID: 8469881, MUID: 93226917

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Nurs Times 90: 38-40 (1994)

Reflexology.

Booth B

MeSH Terms:

  * Foot

* Human

* Massage*

* Medicine, Chinese Traditional

* Nursing Care

PMID: 8302632, MUID: 94134467

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Prof Nurse 11: 321-322 (1996)

Using complementary therapies: reflexology.

Lynn J

Reflexology is a treatment based on massage of the feet to relieve symptoms

in other parts of the body. Reflexology is slowly gaining acceptance by some

practitioners of conventional medicine. Several training courses and

registered bodies for reflexology exist.

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine

* Foot*

* Holistic Nursing/methods*

* Holistic Nursing/education

* Human

* Massage/nursing*

PMID: 8604428, MUID: 96193591

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Landarzt 42: 1004-1010 (1966)

Franz Xaver Mayrs' health theory

Bartussek A

MeSH Terms:

  * Enema

* Gastrointestinal Diseases/therapy*

* Germany, West

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 5332758, MUID: 67048872

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Am J Nurs 95: 7 (1995)

Alternative solutions to health problems

Joel LA

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine*

* Human

* United States

PMID: 7604869, MUID: 95328603

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Bedside Nurse 4: 22-24 (1971)

Communication: one path to better health.

Guthrie DW

PMID: 5204839, MUID: 71117040

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Orv Hetil 134: 1197-1202 (1993)

Budapest physicians practicing alternative medicine (based on a September

1991 survey)

Gyukits G, Koltay E

Miskolci Egyetem, Szociologiai Tanszek Neprajzi Muzeum, Budapest.

Our essay is the first attempt to raise the problems related to the

Hungarian alternative medicine and to outline the tendencies in this field.

In our research we tried to find answers to the following questions: 1.

whether the physicians in disadvantageous position show a greater tendency

to start dealing with alternative medicine, in order to make up for their

low income; 2. to what extent can the appearance of the alternative

practitioners on the market be regarded as a practice aimed merely at

acquiring the maximum income; 3. we wanted to know the opinion of the

physicians in connection with the regulation of alternative medicine, and 4.

whether the cast of mind interiorized at the university can place the

physicians into a disadvantageous position, as contrasted to those

alternative practitioners who do not possess a university degree, because

the physicians, just owing to the assumption of specific values, may be

ousted from certain areas of the market. Twenty-eight alternative

practitioners having physician certificate were interviewed, all of them

being residents in Budapest, by means of telephone conversations. Owing to

the small number of the questioned persons, our results represent merely the

tendencies. Based on the acquired data, a negative answer must be given to

the first question: that means, at the time of conducting the survey,

alternative medicine can not be regarded as a form of finding a way out for

the physicians in disadvantageous position.

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine*/statistics & numerical data

* Autogenic Training/statistics & numerical data

* Chiropractic/statistics & numerical data

* English Abstract

* Hungary

* Hypnosis/statistics & numerical data

* Physical Therapy/statistics & numerical data

* Reflexotherapy/statistics & numerical data

PMID: 8506110, MUID: 93281352

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Soc Sci Med 41: 511-515 (1995)

General practitioners' assessment of and interest in alternative medicine in

Canada.

Verhoef MJ, Sutherland LR

Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Canadian physicians' opinions about alternative medicine have, as yet, not

been assessed. The objectives of this pilot study were to assess general

practitioners': (1) desired involvement in alternative medicine; (2)

perceived demand for alternative medicine; and (3) beliefs about the

efficacy of different alternative approaches. The study design was a

cross-sectional survey of 400 randomly selected Alberta and Ontario general

practitioners. Of the 384 eligible physicians, 200 (52%) completed the

questionnaire. Seventy-three percent of physicians felt that they should

have some knowledge about the most important alternative treatments.

However, with respect to other issues, physicians desired less involvement

with alternative medicine. Sixty-five percent perceived a demand for

alternative medicine from their patients, in particular chiropractic.

Alternative medicine was perceived to be needed most for musculoskeletal

problems and chronic pain or illness. Chiropractic, hypnosis and acupuncture

(for chronic pain) were believed to be most efficacious, while homeopathy

and reflexology were considered to be least efficacious. Undergraduate,

graduate clinical and continuing medical education will need to address

alternative treatments in order to provide physicians with up-to-date and

relevant information.

MeSH Terms:

  * Alternative Medicine*

* Attitude of Health Personnel*

* Canada

* Family Practice

* Human

* Interprofessional Relations*

* Patient Care Team*

* Pilot Projects

* Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

* Treatment Outcome

PMID: 7481945, MUID: 96000832

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Diabet Med 11: 210-213 (1994)

Diabetes and alternative medicine: cause for concern.

Gill GV, Redmond S, Garratt F, Paisey R

Diabetes Centre, Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

'Alternative' medicines are becoming increasingly popular, and in this paper

we describe our experience with alternative approaches to orthodox diabetes

management. Four patients with insulin-dependent diabetes reduced or stopped

their insulin in favour of therapeutic approaches including prayer, faith

healing, unusual diets, and supplements of vitamins and trace elements. This

resulted in ketoacidosis in three, in one case life-threatening; and weight

loss and hyperglycaemia in the other. One patient developed serious

retinopathy. Additionally, eight other types of alternative diabetic

treatment are described, not as far as we know associated with such serious

complications. These include homeopathy, reflexology, meditation, herbal

treatment, 'cellular nutrition', 'subconscious healing', 'pearl therapy'

(drinking milk in which pearls have been boiled) and 'astrotherapy' (typing

pieces of coral around the arm). Diabetes is a chronic incurable disease,

for which modern treatments remain somewhat unsatisfactory. It is therefore

perhaps not surprising that some patients seek alternative treatments with

more attractive claims. Diabetes health professionals need to be aware of

the potential dangers associated with some of these treatments.

MeSH Terms:

  * Adult

* Alternative Medicine*

* Case Report

* Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent/therapy*

* Female

* Homeopathy

* Human

* Male

* Massage

* Medicine, Herbal

* Relaxation Techniques

* Religion and Medicine

PMID: 8200209, MUID: 94258907

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 86: 61-63 (1993)

Study on foot reflex zone massage. Alternative to tablets

Eichelberger G

MeSH Terms:

  * Analgesia

* Bladder/physiology

* Foot

* Human

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 8510453, MUID: 93287641

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Nurs Times 88: 16-17 (1992)

The gentle touch.

Tattam A

MeSH Terms:

  * Human

* Massage/methods*

* Odors*

* Reflexotherapy/methods*

* Terminal Care

PMID: 1502088, MUID: 92366381

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Nurs RSA 7: 38-39 (1992)

"Why homoeopathy, wherefore reflexology?"

Levin S

MeSH Terms:

  * Homeopathy*

* Human

* Reflexotherapy*

PMID: 1289727, MUID: 93173182

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Sygeplejersken 92: 7 (1992)

Zone therapy in chronic constipation

Eriksen L

MeSH Terms:

  * Adult

* Constipation/therapy*

* Female

* Human

* Middle Age

* Reflexotherapy/methods*

PMID: 1462232, MUID: 93097215

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Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 85: 60-64 (1992)

Alternative nursing possibilities for patients with AIDS

Recht C, Mittmann S

MeSH Terms:

  * Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/therapy*

* Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/nursing

* Alternative Medicine

* Human

* Plants, Medicinal/physiology

* Reflexotherapy

PMID: 1597961, MUID: 92284640

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