Evaluation of the Effect of Reflexology on Pain Control and Analgesic Consumption After Appendectomy

Khorsand, Ali; Tadayonfar, Mosaalreza; Badiee, Shapour; Aghaee, Monavar Afzal; Azizi, Hoda; Baghani, Sara

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“…Opening these blocked paths, reflexology massage leads to a free flow of energy in the body and thus the body regain its health and balance. Based on the theory of neural message, the reflexology inhibits the transmission of pain by controlling the transmission of afferent nerve signals and closure of nerve valve in the posterior branch of the spinal cord [14, 15].…”

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Effects of reflexology on premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hasanpour

Mohammadi

Shareinia

2019

BioPsychoSocial Med

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BackgroundPremenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a set of somatic and psychological symptoms that occur cyclically in the luteal phase of a menstrual cycle. There is no report of final result of reflexology on PMS. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of reflexology on PMS through a systematic review and meta-analysis study.MethodThe present study was a systematic review and meta-analysis that was conducted by searching in 8 electronic databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ProQuest, Scopus, Google Scholar, and SID until December 28, 2018. In this regard, interventional studies, which examined the impact of reflexology on women with premenstrual syndrome, were included. These studies were published during 1993 to 2018. The Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias Tool was used to assess the quality of studies. Meta-analysis was performed by the help of CMA 2 software.ResultsNine out of 407 studies finally remained after screening, and quantitative and quantitative analyses were performed on them. The total number of research samples was 475. The mean treatment time with reflexology was 40.55 min per session that was performed in 6 to 10 sessions of treatment in 66.67% of studies. According to the meta-analysis and based on the random effects model, the reflexology could decrease the severity of PMS in the intervention group compared to the control group (SMD = − 2.717, 95% CI: − 3.722 to − 1.712). Meta-regression results indicated that the duration of intervention sessions (β = − 0.1124, 95% CI − 0.142 to − 0.084, p < 0.001) had a significant impact on the severity of PMS. Reflexology could also significantly affect somatic (SMD = − 1.142, 95% CI: − 1.481 to − 0.803) and psychological (SMD = − 1.380, 95% CI: − 2.082 to − 0.677) symptoms arising from PMS.ConclusionIn general, results of the present study indicated that the reflexology could relieve PMS symptoms, so that overall scores, somatic and psychological symptoms of PMS decreased by applying the reflexology intervention. Furthermore, an increase in the length of reflexology time in each session increased its efficiency. Reflexology can be used as an effective intervention in a patient care program by nurses and its efficiency can be enhanced by increasing intervention time in each reflexology treatment session.

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Effects of reflexology on premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hasanpour

Mohammadi

Shareinia

2019

BioPsychoSocial Med

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“…Categoria 2 -Modalidades não farmacológicas para manejo da dor em pacientes no POI Os medicamentos utilizados para tratamento da DPO podem causar inúmeros efeitos adversos com repercussões na qualidade de vida do paciente (HA-RIRFOROOSH; ASGHAR; JAMALI, 2013; LEPPERT, 2019;TICK et al, 2018). Para alívio da DPO e diminuição dos efeitos adversos, vários métodos não farmacológicos complementares podem ser adotados (KHORSAND et al, 2015;WU et al, 2016). Uma revisão sistemática e meta-análise avaliou acupuntura versus terapia convencional com uso de tratamento farmacológico no tratamento da DPO aguda de cirurgia de costas.…”

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“…Ensaio clínico com 105 pacientes na unidade de emergência cirúrgica do Hospital Imam Reza de Mashhad, no Irã, avaliou o efeito da massagem reflexológica sobre o alívio da dor após apendicectomia (KHORSAND et al, 2015). Foram estimuladas duas regiões: 1) o ponto Shen Men da orelha, o qual diminui estresse, dor, tensão, ansiedade, depressão e insônia; 2) e o ponto relacionado ao apêndice e à área intestinal localizado no pé direito.…”

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Tratamento Farmacológico E Não Farmacológico No Manejo Da Dor De Pacientes Em Pós-Operatório Imediato (Poi)

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O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar evidências científicas referentes às modalidades farmacológicas e não farmacológicas utilizadas no manejo da dor de pacientes em Pós-Operatório Imediato (POI) de cirurgias em geral. Este é uma revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases LILACS, MEDLINE/PUBMED, Scopus e Web of Science, entre 2002 e 2017, que resultou na análise de 38 artigos científicos. Dos artigos analisados, 71% abordaram métodos farmacológicos e 28% medidas não farmacológicas para o tratamento da dor no POI. O manejo adequado da dor é de responsabilidade dos profissionais envolvidos no cuidado e os hospitais devem ter equipes e procedimentos para alívio da dor para diminuir efeitos colaterais, tempo de hospitalização e acelerar a recuperação do paciente. Os métodos não farmacológicos podem ser uma modalidade complementar promissora para melhorar a dor no pós-operatório, pois são técnicas acessíveis e fáceis de serem executadas e quando praticada por profissionais capacitados, os eventos adversos ocorrem raramente.

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“…Each person has a different body system so results from reflexology treatment could vary from one person to another 11, 12. Based on the latest research conducted, reflexology seems to be effective in helping body systems return to their natural state 1 .…”

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“…It has been suggested by a Swiss study that patients having reflexology sessions show significant decrease in the amount of medication they require 1 . As a complementary therapy, reflexology seems to work better together with conventional treatment to treat chronic diseases that alter the normal physiological functions of the body 11, 12…”

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Perspectives on reflexology: A qualitative approach

Embong

Soh

Ming

et al. 2017

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

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IntroductionReflexology is the systematic practice of applying some pressure to particular points on the feet and hands to impact on health of related parts of the body.ObjectiveTo explore the practitioners' perspectives of reflexology in Malaysia.MethodsData was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews with practitioners in Malaysia. The interviews were conducted in the Malay language and recorded. Interview conversations were translated and transcribed verbatim. Responses relating to different themes were identified in each of the interviews and a coding frame was developed. For each theme, the relevant data enabled a description of the range of views and experiences. Data collection and analysis were conducted concurrently and recruitment was stopped when saturation had been reached. All respondents gave written consent for their participation.ResultsThe findings show that reflexology treatment nowadays has been accepted as one of the ways to maintain general health. Practitioners believe that reflexology is able to detect some problems in to the body, which can make patients aware of a health condition and seek further treatment. However, if reflexology is not performed correctly, it may cause negative effects such as pain and bruises. Some practitioners voiced concern that illegal activities are taking place in unethical reflexology centers.ConclusionsEmpowering the practitioner as a professional would help gain the public's trust and confidence in their treatment. Strict enforcement of regulation related to illegal conduct in reflexology centers will improve people's perception of the practice.

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Evaluation of the Effect of Reflexology on Pain Control and Analgesic Consumption After Appendectomy

Abstract: Reflexology is effective for reducing pain after appendectomy surgery.

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Effects of reflexology on premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effects of reflexology on premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tratamento Farmacológico E Não Farmacológico No Manejo Da Dor De Pacientes Em Pós-Operatório Imediato (Poi)

Perspectives on reflexology: A qualitative approach

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