Kesselring A
Institut für Pflegeforschung, Bern.
Schweiz Med Wochenschr Suppl. 1994;62:88-93.
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.
足部反射疗法的定义是对足部对应身体不同部位的区域进行按摩。通过医学文献数据库检索未找到足部反射疗法领域的相关文献。足部反射疗法的适应症和效果是从病例描述和两项小样本的试点研究中推断出来的。一项研究（拉富恩特等人）发现，足部反射疗法对头痛患者的帮助与药物（氟桂利嗪）相当，但足部反射疗法的副作用比药物少。在第二项研究（艾歇尔贝格尔等人）中，对妇科患者术后使用了足部反射疗法。干预组比对照组更少需要药物来增强膀胱张力。文献将足部反射疗法描述为可促进排尿、排便和放松。
