REFLEXOLOGY RESEARCH – ADDICTION

2022

SMOKING CESSATION, BRAIN ACTIVITIES, FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (fMRI)

The Effects of Foot Reflexology for Smoking Cessation on Brain Activities with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI): A Pilot Study. By Pisit Wattanaruangkowit, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa, Mondha Kengganpanich, Tharadol Kengganpanich. Pub. by Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Jul 9;2022:1727479. PMID: 35855825 PMCID: PMC9288274 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1727479

The fMRI of the brain is feasible and safe for demonstrating foot reflexology reactions. The response signal outside the correlated motor-sensory cortical area with foot reflexology may have clinical significance and may be helpful for smoking cessation. We suggest conducting a large-scale, randomized controlled trial to confirm these findings.

2019

EAR REFLEXOLOGY, NEONATAL ABSTINENCE, NEONATES OF ADDICTED WOMEN

Comparing the effects of auricular seed acupressure and foot reflexology on neonatal abstinence syndrome: A modified double blind clinical trial. By Shimaalsadat Sajadi, Majid Kazemi, Babak Bakhtar, Hamid Ostadebrahimi. Pub. by Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Volume 36, 2019, Pages 72-76. ISSN 1744-3881, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.06.002.

Both foot reflexology and auricular seed acupressure has significant effects on abstinence symptoms. Of course, 15-min seed acupressure is less effective than 15-min foot reflexology, while 24-h seed acupressure is as effective as 15-min foot reflexology in alleviating abstinence symptoms.

2011

NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL, HAND REFLEXOLOGY

Effect of Hand Reflexology on Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms. By Sirirat Kanokururote, Sunida Preechawong. https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:58756154 2011

Hand reflexology in addition to the smoking cessation program can better relieve nicotine withdrawal symptoms than smoking cessation program alone.

1997

SUBSTANCE ABUSE,

Psychological Zone Therapy and the Treatment of Substance Abuse Problems. By Raittila, J. and Koskensalo, M. (1997).  Kyminlinna , Finland . (Publication details not available.)

Foot reflexology was found to be effective for the relief of substance abuse problems.

1996

OPIUM ADDICTION, ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

An Initial Exploration of the Treatment for Abstinence Syndrome with Reflexology. By  Gu, C. and Long, Z. (1996). 1996 China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing : China Reflexology Association, pages 125-127.

Foot reflexology in conjunction with acupuncture, was found to be effective for the relief of abstinence syndrome.