Reflexology research Title Source Year 67 Reflexology has an acute (immediate) haemodynamic effect in healthy volunteers: A double blind randomised controlled trial Jones J, Thomson P, Lauder W, Howie K, Leslie S. (2012) Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (in press) 2012 71 Acupressure, reflexology and auricular acupressure for insomnia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Yeung, W.F.,Chung, K.F., Poon, M.K.K., Ho, F.Y.Y., et al. Sleep Medicine. Sep 2012 Vol 13(8); 971-984 2012 74 Reflexology versus Swedish massage to reduce physiologic stress and pain and improve mood in nursing home residents with cancer: A trial Hodgson NA, Lafferty D. Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, 2012, Article number456897 2012 75 Reported treatment strategies for reflexology in cardiac patients and inconsistencies in the location of the heart reflex point: An online survey Jones . Thomson, Lauder, Leslie. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Volume 18, Issue 3, August 2012, Pages 145-150 2012 83 Effect of foot reflexology on pain and anxiety in women following elective caesarean section Razmoo, N., Lotfabadi, LH., Yousefi, F., Esmaeeli, H. Azizi, H., Lotfalizdeh, M. Iranian journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility April 2012, Vol 15(1) 2012 76 Massage, reflexology and manual methods for pain management in labour. Smith, Levett, Collins and Jones. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. Online 2 ., pp. CD009290 2012 7 An experimental on the effect of reflexology on the autonomic nervous system in healthy adults: a feasibility study Hughes CM, Krirsnakriengkrai S, Kumar S, McDonough SM. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):32-7. 2011 11 Effect of foot reflexology on pain intensity and duration of labour on Primaparas Dolation et al Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal 2011 Volume 13 (7) 475-479 2011
Applied Nursing Research. 2010 Aug;23(3):153-8. 25 The effectiveness of acupuncture and reflexology in primary insomnia Hughes, Ciara M, McCullough, Carey A, Bradbury, Ian, Boyde, Carol, Hume, Diane, Yuan, Jiang, Quinn, Fionnuala and McDonough, Suzanne M Acupuncture in Medicine: Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 2010; 27 (4). pp. 163-168. 2010 63 A study into the effectiveness of reflexology in treating idiopathic constipation in women. Woodward et al. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2010) 16; 41-46 2010 66 Healing crisis in Reflexology – Becoming worse before becoming better Gunarsdottir; Jonsdottir. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2010) 1-5 2010 80 Efficacy of reflexology in managing chronic pain and difficulty in lower limb movement involving intractable epilepsy Dalal K et al; International Conference on Systems in Medicine and Biology, ICSMB 2010 - Proceedings 2010, Article number5735369, Pages 187-192 2010 2 Effects of self-foot reflexology on stress, fatigue and blood circulation in premenopausal middle-aged women Jang SH, Kim KH Journal of the Korean Academy of Nursing. 2009 Oct;39(5):662-72 2009 5 Reflexology for the treatment of pain in people with multiple sclerosis: a double-blind randomised clinical trial Hughes C, Smyth S., Lowe-Strong AS Multiple Sclerosis November 2009 vol. 15 no. 11 1329-1338 2009 6 Acupuncture and Reflexology for insomnia: a feasibility study Ciara M Hughes, Carey A McCullough, Ian Bradbury, Carol Boyde, Diane Hume, Jiang Yuan, Fionnuala Quinn, Suzanne M McDonough Acupunct Med2009;27:163-168 2009 15 Case study of Bells palsy applying complementary treatment within an occupational therapy model Haltiwanger E, Huber T, Chang JC, Gonzalez-Stuart A. Occupational Therapy International. 2009;16(1):71-81. 2009