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Subject:

	Pain Management

Study Conducted:	Country:	Institution:

	United States of America		East Carolina University, School of Nursing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Citation:

	Stephenson, N. L. N., and Dalton, J., “Using Reflexology For Pain Management.” Journal of Nursing, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 179-191 (2003)

Synopsis:

	This article presents a summary of the literature about reflexology including: 1. Origin and cases using reflexology 2. Theoretical bases for reflexology in pain management 3. Reflexology research a. Reflexology mechanisms and reflexology use in nonpainful conditions b. Reflexology with painful conditions

Conclusion:

	More research in reflexology is needed to address the deficiencies in the existing literature, including more complete sample descriptions and better, cross-sectional sample selections.

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