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title: Does self-foot reflexology help reduce PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, self-foot reflexology significantly reduced pain, concentration problems, mood changes, and other PMS symptoms. Improvements continued after treatment en
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-self-feet-reflexology-on-relieving-premenstrual-syndrome-2017/
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Non-randomised trial, 2017

# Does self-foot reflexology help reduce PMS symptoms?

Yes, self-foot reflexology significantly reduced pain, concentration problems, mood changes, and other PMS symptoms. Improvements continued after treatment ended.

 Early or limited evidence

Female first-year university students at Benha University with PMS

## What they did

Quasi-experimental study at a university nursing faculty. Female first-year students with PMS learned and practiced self-foot reflexology. Symptoms were measured before treatment, immediately after, and at follow-up using questionnaires.

## What they found

Pain, concentration, behavioral changes, and negative mood all decreased significantly. Pain improvements were larger at follow-up than immediately after treatment.

## What it means for you

Foot reflexology may help PMS symptoms, especially pain and mood. The study does not report how many women participated or how long they were followed, making it hard to judge how reliable these results are.

7 symptoms

Symptoms improved

significant

Statistical improvement across all categories

follow-up

Pain reduction greater than post-test

## About the study

Original title Effect of Self-feet Reflexology on Relieving Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Ola Afifi, Nadia Fahmy, Amal Omran et al. Journal Menoufia Nursing Journal Year 2017 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Self-feet reflexology Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21608/menj.2017.129088](https://doi.org/10.21608/menj.2017.129088)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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