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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2024; 12(35): 6851-6854
Published online Dec 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6851
Effects of foot reflexology on disease
Ming-Ying He, M Jalal Ud Din, Hai-Feng Xu, Shang-Yu Wang, Guo-Huan Ying, Hao Qian, Bing Wu, Hong-Dan Qi, Xin Wang, Gang Zhang
Ming-Ying He, Hai-Feng Xu, Shang-Yu Wang, Guo-Huan Ying, Hao Qian, Bing Wu, Hong-Dan Qi, Xin Wang, Gang Zhang, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
M Jalal Ud Din, Department of Neurology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: He MY, Xu HF, Wang SY, Ying GH, Qian H, co-authored the analysis and wrote the article; Ud Din MJ, Wu B, Qi HD and Wang H made language changes. All authors approved the final manuscript for submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no financial relationship with any commercial entity with a potential interest in the subject of this manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Gang Zhang, Doctor, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Postdoc, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. zhanggangnjmu@126.com
Received: March 18, 2024
Revised: September 19, 2024
Accepted: October 9, 2024
Published online: December 16, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Most of the previous studies on foot reflexology have been systematic reviews, with mixed results. There has been one case report that foot reflexology can treat sensory-hearing loss, which provides objective imaging evidence to increase its credibility. However, the number of included studies is too small, and a large sample randomized controlled trial is needed to further study the mechanism of foot reflexology to prove its effectiveness.