Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	94374
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Received	2024-03-18 04:49
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Effects of foot reflexology on disease
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	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 and Gang Zhang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number M Jalal Ud Din http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9715-7940 Hai-Feng Xu http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2053-0400 Shang-Yu Wang http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9789-0325 Guo-Huan Ying http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5914-1542 Hao Qian http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1055-4527 Bing Wu http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2065-3553 Hong-Dan Qi http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7306-7818 Xin Wang http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7343-1158 Gang Zhang http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-7667
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Corresponding Author	Gang Zhang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. zhanggangnjmu@126.com
Key Words	Foot; Reflexology; Sense-hearing loss; Alternative medicine; Massage therapy
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.
Publish Date	2024-10-24 09:16
Citation	<p>He MY, Ud Din MJ, Xu HF, Wang SY, Ying GH, Qian H, Wu B, Qi HD, Wang X, Zhang G. Effects of foot reflexology on disease. <i>World J Clin Cases</i> 2024; 12(35): 6851-6854</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v12/i35/6851.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6851

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