Author, as appears in the article.: Montes-Muñoz, M.J.; Esmel-Esmel, N.; Tomás-Esmel, E.; Aparicio Rollan, Y.; Pérez Cáceres, I.; Jimenez-Herrera, M.

Department: Infermeria

URV's Author/s: MONTES MUÑOZ, MARIA JESUS; Esmel-Esmel, N.; Tomás-Esmel, E.; Aparicio Rollan, Y.; Pérez Cáceres, I.; JIMÉNEZ HERRERA, MARÍA FRANCISCA

Keywords: Body behaviors Reflexology

Abstract: Recent studies on reflexology describe the appearance of different application-associated effects, attributed to a self-regulatory mechanism related to treatment efficacy. On the other hand, sleep is a physiological process of vital importance for health. Its main value lies in restoring the natural balance between neuronal centers. Among its associated behavioral characteristics are spontaneous movements and eye movements. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects that occur during application of reflexology and that are not described in the literature. This is a descriptive observational study with a quantitative methodology. Abivariate anlysis has been conductec through chi-square test or Anova as apropiate. A total of 111 clients of a therapy center in Tarragona have participated in the study. They were assigned into four groups (musculoskeletal, stress, anxiety, mantenance). Reflexology was administered and observered the manifestations that occured during the session. The findings have identified four categories of effects, of which there was no previous reference. These effects can be related to any of the stages of sleep. This study shows that reflexology promotes its application for different effects, such as eye movements and spontaneous movements. These data reveal the need to investigate these effects and their impact on health as well as their possible relationship with sleep.

Research group: Grup de Recerca en Infermeria Avançada

Thematic Areas: Infermeria Infermería

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 1744-3881

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Record's date: 2017-03-07

Last page: 58

Journal volume: 25

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388116300706?via%3Dihub

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.08.005

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2016

First page: 52

Publication Type: Article Artículo Article