Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2007 Sep;13(3):184-191.

Effect of Foot Reflexomassage on Constipation-affected College Women

• Ro SO
• Lee JO
• Yang KS

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was to determine the effects of foot reflexomassage on constipated college women for the treatment of constipation. METHOD: The researcher sampled nursing students attending a college of nursing science in Gyeonggi-Do, and checked if they were affected by constipation in reference to the Rome II criteria & CAS. They were randomly divided into an experimental group(15 subjects) and a control group(15 subjects). Foot reflexomassage was applied to the experimental group 10 times in 2 weeks : each time lasted 40 minutes. The frequency of defecation and severity of constipation by CAS were measured. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS 11.5 program. RESULT: The CAS score of the experimental group was significantly lower after foot reflexomassage than those of the control group (p=.000).
CONCLUSION
Foot reflexomassage can be considered an effective alternative treatment for constipated young women.

Keyword

Foot reflexotherapy; Constipation; Alternative therapies; Woman

MeSH Terms

Complementary Therapies
Constipation
Defecation
Female
Foot*
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Nursing
Students, Nursing