EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY VERSUS ACUPRESSURE ON SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND HOT FLASHES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

• Yasmeen S Abdelazeem ¹
• Walid Mohamed Elnagar ²
• Shreen R. Abdoelmagd ³
• Mohamed Ahmed Awad ⁴
• Elham Shahat Hassan ⁵

¹ Women`s health physiotherapy, Physical Therapy faculty, Cairo University.

² PhD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

³ Faculty of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Faculty of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Woman’s Health, Bader University in Assuit (BUA), Assuit, Egypt.

⁴ PhD, Professor of Physical Therapy for Women Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

⁵ PhD, Lecturer of Physical Therapy for Women Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Abstract

Keywords

• Acupressure
• Foot reflexology
• Hot Flashes Questionnaire
• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
• Postmenopausal

Main Subjects

• Women's health physiotherapy