Diabetes metabolic disorders can lead to changes in connective tissue and adhesive capsulitis (AC) is one of the most common complications that occour with diabetes where it defined as pain restriction glenohumeral joint capsule causes limitation ROM shoulder. Physiotherapy has many modalities proved their role improving symptoms AC so this study was aiming Know which more effective symptoms: (...

abstract background: the most important part in experiencing and recognizing the threshold of pain is the perception of pain. reflexology is a kind of complementary therapy which is rooted in the beliefs of the community. this study was aimed to determine the effect of reflexology on pain perception aspects in patients with chronic low back pain. materials and methods: this single-blind clinica...

Background: The global cancer incidence and the number of survivors are increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to the side effects of treatment. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of reflexology on the side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. Method: For finding the related articles, the researchers searched several databases including PubMed & P...

Background: Pain control is considered as the key issue in modern midwifery. Along with medical painkillers, reflexology is viewed as a non-medical and noninvasive method. Hence, we aimed to investigate the effect of reflexology on the intensity of pain and length of labor. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, participants included 240 Iranian primiparous women with term and singleton...

BACKGROUND Treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), which affects approximately 30% to 40% of patients treated with neuropathy-causing agents, is mainly symptomatic. Currently available interventions are of little benefit. STUDY DESIGN This study was conducted as a retrospective analysis of the efficacy of acupuncture and reflexology in alleviating CIPN in breast cancer...

background: humans have been involved with the phenomena of pain and pain relief from the ancient times. back pain is the most common pain. in fact, eight out of ten people experience it in their lifetime. however, individuals with specific jobs, including nurses, are faced with this problem more. nursing is in the top ten careers suffering from the most severe musculoskeletal injuries. there a...