09/20/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Gaziosmanpasa University in Turkey conducted an interventional correlational study to compare the effects of foot reflexology (FR) and connected tissue manipulation (CTM) on patients with primary dysmenorrhea. The results of their study were published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that FR and CTM can be used to treat primary dysmenorrhea and menstruation-related symptoms as both are free from the adverse effects of analgesics, non-invasive, and easy to perform.
Journal Reference:
Demirturk F, Erkek ZY, Alparslan O, Demirturk F, Demir O, Inanir A. COMPARISON OF REFLEXOLOGY AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MANIPULATION IN PARTICIPANTS WITH PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15 January 2016;22(1):38–44. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2015.0050
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alternative medicine, analgesics, connected tissue manipulation, dysmenorrhea, foot reflexology, menstrual pain, menstruation, natural cures, natural medicine, pain relief, remedies, research, therapies, women's health
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