Research brief The effect of foot reflexology on pain in patients with metastatic cancer 1 , *1 Nancy Stephenson PhD, RN, CS, Assistant Professora, , , Jo Ann Dalton RN, EdD, FAAN, Professor and Chairb and John Carlson MS, Statisticianc a Adult Health, East Carolina University, School of Nursing, Greenville, NC, USA b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Abstract Thirty-six oncology inpatients participated in this third pilot study investigating the effects of foot reflexology in which equianalgesic dosing was calculated. Foot reflexology was found to have a positive immediate effect for patients with metastatic cancer who report pain, although there was no statistically significant effect at 3 hours after intervention or at 24 hours after intervention. Further study is suggested for foot reflexology delivered by family in the homes for management of cancer pain. Further Reading Bonica and Loeser 2001. J.J. Bonica and J.D. Loeser, History of pain concepts and therapies. In: J.D. Loeser, Editor, Bonica's management of pain (3rd ed.),, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Lippincott (2001), pp. 3–16. Applied Nursing Research Volume 16, Issue 4 , November 2003, Pages 284-286 Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Feb, 2007 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.