The Comparison of Curative Effects between foot
reflexology and Chinese traditional medicine in treating 37 cases with Male
Sexual Dysfunction
By Sun Jianhua, Health station of Qianjin Clothing Factory, Shanghai
Thirty-seven men (aged 22 - 50 years) with sexual dysfunction (course of disease
ranged from 3 months to 4years) were randomly assigned to two groups. One group
(18) treated with daily 30-minute foot reflexology sessions, the other group
(19) treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Treatments were for at least one
month.
The effective rate for
the group treated with foot reflexology was 94.7%; for the group treated with
traditional Chinese medicine 94.4%. No statistical difference between the
curative effect of these two groups was found. The authors note that foot
reflexology had the advantages of being easy and inexpensive.
Forty-six participants, (14 aged 40 - 60, 32 aged 60 - 90), received thirteen
foot reflexology treatments. Results showed that thirty participants (65%)
experienced a reduction in their need to urinate, thirty-one participants (67%)
experienced a better bladder pressure, thirty-seven (80%) experienced reduced
sexual problems, and, twenty-eight (60%) experienced improvement of their
general condition.
It was concluded that reflexology
can help prostate problems as improvements were noted in all reported
parameters.
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