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Can reflexology maintain or improve the well-being of people with Parkinson's Disease?

  • Christopher Johns
    ,
  • Debbie Blake
    ,
  • Alan Sinclair
Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Abstract

This study explored whether reflexology could improve or sustain the wellbeing of people with Parkinosn's Disease [PD] using the PDQ39 wellbeing tool designed specifically for use with people with PD. The treatmnt protocal involved giving 8 therapy sessions to 16 people with varying derees of PD in a cross-over design to enable a longitudinal survey of impact. Whilst the results reflected the progressive nature of PD deterioration over time there was an improvement in wellbeing over the active therapy phase. These results suggest that continuous two- three weekly reflexology may limit further deteroration or maintain improvement of wellbeing. A further study is indicated to study this hypothesis.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 96-100

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Volume 6, Issue 2)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/05/2010

Publication status

Published - 01/05/2010

ISSN

1744-3881

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/224835
  • Scopus: 77949873312

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