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Subject:

	Menstruation, Benign Tumor, Hysteromyoma

Study Conducted:	Country:	Institution:

	China		Chuncheing People's Hospital and Jilin Traditional Medical College

Citation:

	Wang, Y., Liu, Y., and Qin, Z., "Treatment of Hysteromyoma with Foot Reflexology." 1996 China Reflexology Symposium Report. Beijing : China Reflexology Association, pages 72-74

Synopsis:

7 patients with hysteromyoma, a benign tumor, were given foot reflexology for 1-3 months. Three were diagnosed during a routine health exam, 2 were diagnosed in hospital and had symptoms of prolonged menstrual periods, hypermenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. The other 2 had additional sense of lower abdominal compression and increased vaginal discharge, and one had anemia. All patients had a single tumor. Following the sessions, they continued with doing reflexology on themselves. Three months later, the tumors and symptoms disappeared.

Conclusion:

	Foot reflexology was found to be effective for the relief of hysteromyoma.

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