Oleson T, Flocco W
Division of Behavioral Medicine, California Graduate Institute, Los Angeles.
Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Dec;82(6):906-11.
To determine whether reflexology therapy--the application of manual pressure to reflex points on the ears, hands, and feet that somatotopically correspond to specific areas of the body--can significantly reduce premenstrual symptoms compared to placebo treatment.
Thirty-five women who complained of previous distress with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) were randomly assigned to be treated by ear, hand, and foot reflexology or to receive placebo reflexology. All subjects completed a daily diary, which monitored 38 premenstrual symptoms on a four-point scale. Somatic and psychological indicators of premenstrual distress were recorded each day for 2 months before treatment, for 2 months during reflexology, and for 2 months afterward. The reflexology sessions for both groups were provided by a trained reflexology therapist once a week for 8 weeks, and lasted 30 minutes each.
Analysis of variance for repeated measures demonstrated a significantly greater decrease in premenstrual symptoms for the women given true reflexology treatment than for the women in the placebo group.
These clinical findings support the use of ear, hand, and foot reflexology for the treatment of PMS.
确定反射疗法（即对手、耳和足部与身体特定区域存在躯体局部对应关系的反射点施加手法压力）与安慰剂治疗相比，是否能显著减轻经前症状。
35名曾抱怨经前综合征（PMS）困扰的女性被随机分配接受耳、手和足部反射疗法或接受安慰剂反射疗法。所有受试者均完成一份每日日记，以四分制监测38种经前症状。在治疗前2个月、反射疗法期间2个月以及之后2个月，每天记录经前困扰的躯体和心理指标。两组的反射疗法疗程均由一名经过培训的反射疗法治疗师每周提供一次，共8周，每次持续30分钟。
重复测量方差分析表明，接受真正反射疗法治疗的女性经前症状的减轻程度显著大于安慰剂组女性。
这些临床研究结果支持使用耳、手和足部反射疗法治疗经前综合征。
