CLINICAL STUDY: SLEEP DISORDER. Investigating reflexology for menopause symptoms

The study “The effects of Reflexology on sleep disorder in menopausal women” investigated whether reflexology could alleviate sleep disturbances in menopausal women. In this randomised controlled trial with 100 participants aged 45–60, women were assigned to either a reflexology group, which received daily 15-minute reflexology sessions over 21 days, or a control group with no intervention. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before and after the intervention. The researchers found a significant improvement in sleep disorder symptoms in the reflexology group compared with controls (p < 0.001), suggesting that reflexology may effectively reduce sleep problems in menopausal women and could be taught by midwives to support symptom relief.

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