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Review: reflexology improved urinary symptoms in multiple sclerosis but was not effective for other outcomes in various conditions
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P-S Tsai
Dr P-S Tsai, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; ptsai@tmu.edu.tw
What is the efficacy and safety of reflexology in patients with any condition?
Studies selected compared reflexology with control or other interventions in patients with any condition; reported outcomes of symptom relief, psychological wellbeing, quality of life, or perception of reflexology; and had quality assessment ratings of fair or above according to US Preventive Services Task Force criteria. Excluded studies evaluated combination therapies of reflexology with other interventions, a young age group {ie, <18 y},* <10 participants/group, or provided insufficient information about the principal measures of effect. Outcomes were urinary symptoms, paraesthesia, muscle strength, spasticity, lung function, menopausal symptoms, anxiety, depression, quality of life, improvement of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, leg circumference, and adverse events.
Medline, Cochrane Library, ProQuest Medical Bundle, Evidence-based Medicine reviews, SCOPUS, Chinese electronic periodical services, and Wangfane were searched from 1996 to 2007
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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