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Subject:

	Gallbladder, Gallstones

Study Conducted:	Country:	Institution:

	China		Hospital of Beijing University of Chemical Engineering

Citation:

	Zhou, P., Wu, R., and Zhang, Y., "Treatment of Cholelithiasis with Foot Reflexology Combined with Traditional Massage." 1994 China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing : China Reflexology Association, pages 66-67.

Synopsis:

	11 patients with kidney stones were given foot reflexology and massage. After 3-5 sessions, most of the patients kidney stones were gone. In 6 patients, the gallstones were completely gone, in 3 patients partly eliminated and in 2 cases they remained intact.

Conclusion:

	Foot reflexology was found to be effective in some cases of cholelithiasis, but less effective in the aged cases with sandy stones.

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