Effect of acupressure and reflexology on pregnancy constipation: a quasi-experimental study
Both acupressure and reflexology had significant effects on reducing the severity of constipation during pregnancy. However, the alleviating effect of acupressure was greater than that of reflexology. Trial registration Registered at the Iranian registry of clinical trials, with code No. IRCT20210626051706N1 in 2021-12-20.
Authors
- H Bahrami-Taghanaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-0952)
- Hamideh Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-9485)
- Marzieh Torshizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1793-6414)
- Fatemeh Salmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-3899)
- Fahimeh Jamshidi Broon
Institutions
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-03166-2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences