Exploratory study on the efficacy of reflexology for pain threshold and tolerance using an ice-pain experiment and sham TENS control

Samuel, Carol; Ebenezer, Ivor S.

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.02.005

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“…The present study revealed that there were high significant difference (p. value <0.01) between pre and post program in all new mother practice, also there were significant difference (p.value<0.05) between pre and post program as regard lay infant on comfortable massage mat and eye contact and begin right foot and hold in your right hand, then the left. In a study conducted by (Samuel and Ebenezer., 2013) where studied the effect of reflexology on adult pain , which reported the heart rates were 81.2 ± 3.7 in the experimental group before a painful procedure decreased to 79.7 ± 3.4 after procedure; on the other hand, the control group heart rates were 78.3±3.8 before procedure and 78.7 ± 3.9 after procedure. Also (Koc and Gozen., 2015) who found that the heart rates of infants in the reflexology group (136.43±9.93) were lower than the control group (148.50± 6.08).…”

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The Effect of Educational Program for New Mothers about Infant Abdominal Massage and Foot Reflexology for Decreasing Colic at Najran City

Al-Qahtani

Ahmed

2020

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

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Infant abdominal massage and foot reflexology is part of a growing trend in a complementary therapy and is accepted as one of the tools for relieving colic. Purpose: The purpose of this study was assessing new mother's knowledge, practice, and attitude towards infant massage and foot reflexology, planning and implementing the education program according to new mothers' needs, evaluating the improvement of new mother's knowledge, practice, and attitude after program implementations. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in this study Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of University Hospital in Najran at Saudi Arabia. Sample: Convenience sample from sixty-two new mothers with infant age from one to four months of age suffering from colic. Tool: Data was collected through three tools were used. 1-Structured interviewing sheet: It had two parts: a-Socio-demographic characteristic of the new mothers and their infant bAn interviewing questionnaire to assess new mother's knowledge 2-An observation checklist to assess new mother's practice. 3-Likert scale to assess attitude of new mothers toward infant abdominal massage and foot reflexology. Results: The majority of new mother's post program was improved their knowledge, practice and attitude. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between total scores of knowledge, practice, and attitude of new mothers with their age, education level and working. Conclusion: The study was concluded that the educational program for new mothers improved their knowledge, practice, and attitude towards infant abdominal massage and foot reflexology in decreasing the infant colic. Recommendation: Based on the study results it is recommended to importance of continuing educational program for new mothers regard infant abdominal massage and foot reflexology as complementary therapy to decrease infant colic.

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The Effect of Educational Program for New Mothers about Infant Abdominal Massage and Foot Reflexology for Decreasing Colic at Najran City

Al-Qahtani

Ahmed

2020

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

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“…In a study conducted by Samuel and Ebenezer () on adults with the purpose of determining the effect of reflexology on pain, they reported that the heart rates which were 81.2 ± 3.7 in the experimental group before a painful procedure decreased to 79.7 ± 3.4 after procedure; on the other hand, the control group heart rates were 78.3 ± 3.8 before procedure and 78.7 ± 3.9 after procedure. When our study is compared with Samuel and Ebenezer's () study, it was found that the heart rates of infants in the reflexology group (136.43 ± 9.93) were lower after vaccination than the control group (148.50 ± 6.08). Therefore, it was determined that reflexology reduced heart rates (Table ), and this finding supports the idea that reflexology is effective in relieving the pain experienced by infants.…”

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The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Acute Pain in Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Koç

Gözen

2015

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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“…Bering Liisberg (17) in a study on the effect of reflexology on the labour outcome found that, out of 68 pregnant women who chose reflexology, 61 (89.71%) expressed MOHAN: FOOT REFLEXOLOGY TO REDUCE LABOUR PAIN reflexology can facilitate labour progress through increased uterine contractions, and reduce the intensity of the pain and the need for augmentation. In the present study there was no significant difference found in the duration of uterine contraction between experimental and control group, but statistically significant difference was seen within groups.…”

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Effect of Foot Reflexology on Reduction of Labour Pain Among Primigravida Mothers

Mohan

Varghese

2020

IJTMB

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Background: Reflexology may help induce labour and reduce pain during childbirth. Fear of pain associated with childbirth leads to increase in the irregular use of cesarean method. Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the effect of reflexology on relieving labour pain and assess the recipient’s opinion regarding foot reflexology. Setting: The study taken place in the labour room, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, South India. Participants: 50 primigravida patients experiencing labour. Research Design: A quasi-experimental study design was used. Subjects were selected by convenience sampling technique with the first 25 patients allocated to the experimental group and the successive 25 primigravida mothers to a time-control group, to avoid data contamination. Intervention: Intervention consisted of foot reflexology applied by a trained therapist to five pressure points of both feet that correspond to the uterus. Total intervention time lasted 20 minutes. Control group rested quietly for 20 minutes to serve as a time control. Main Outcome Measure(s): Pain associated with labour was recorded on a visual analogue scale immediately prior to intervention, and at 20- and 40-minutes postintervention. Patient satisfaction with reflexology treatment was recorded. Results: Mean baseline pain score in foot reflexology group was significantly reduced across the study timeframe relative to control group (p < .001). Post hoc tests confirmed a reduction in labour pain at both the 20-min (p < .001, 95%CI 0.764–1.796) and 40-min (p < .001, 95%CI 0.643–1.677) time points. Eighty-one per cent of patients would recommend reflexology during labour. Conclusion: The findings showed that foot reflexology was effective in relief of labour pain, with a high degree of patient satisfaction in primigravida mothers.

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Exploratory study on the efficacy of reflexology for pain threshold and tolerance using an ice-pain experiment and sham TENS control

Cited by 17 publications

References 42 publications

The Effect of Educational Program for New Mothers about Infant Abdominal Massage and Foot Reflexology for Decreasing Colic at Najran City

The Effect of Educational Program for New Mothers about Infant Abdominal Massage and Foot Reflexology for Decreasing Colic at Najran City

The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Acute Pain in Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Foot Reflexology on Reduction of Labour Pain Among Primigravida Mothers

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