A Reflexology Proposal as a Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus. Yara. 2013

Authors

  • Graciela Rafaela Hernández Ramírez UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS. GRANMA POLICLÍNICO DOCENTE LUIS E. DE LA PAZ REINA. YARA
  • Jesús Miguel Barbán Pernía Policlínico Docente Luis E. de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Graciela Teresita Barbán Hernández Policlínico Docente Luis E. de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Idalmis Paumier Rodríguez Policlínico Docente Luis E. de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Idalmis María Montero Paumier Policlínico Docente Jimmy Hirtzel. Bayamo. Granma

Keywords:

diabetes mellitus/therapy, massage.

Abstract

It was carried out a comparative clinical-therapeutic research on a sample of 50 patients coursing two phases; in the first one it was made a descriptive study for the morbidity diagnosis due to diabetes mellitus and in the second phase it was proposed and validated a new therapy to determine the effectiveness of Reflexology in Diabetes Mellitus. The investigation was performed at the University Polyclinic «Luis Enrique de la Paz» in Yara, Granma, from September 2013 to September 2014. The information was processed through the statistical analysis and evidenced in tables. It was proved that there was Morbidity caused by Diabetes Mellitus in the population studied, prevailing the female sex, with the greatest number of cases in the age group of 31-40 years. In the second phase of the study we validated a therapeutic modality based on Podalic Reflexology, considered suitable for the stability of Diabetes Mellitus.

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Published

2016-03-30

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Hernández Ramírez GR, Barbán Pernía JM, Barbán Hernández GT, Paumier Rodríguez I, Montero Paumier IM. A Reflexology Proposal as a Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus. Yara. 2013. RM [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 Jun. 5];20(2):373-82. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/156

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES