Effectiveness of the Su-Jok therapy in patients with pain due to heel spur

Authors

  • José Carlos Trujillo Huber Hospital General Docente “Orlando Pantoja Tamayo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba
  • Olga Lidia Pereira Despaigne Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Caridad Jacas García Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Reina de la Caridad García Díaz Facultad No. 2 de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba.

Keywords:

heel spur, evaluation of pain, Su-Jok therapy, Korean traditional medicine, rehabilitation department.

Abstract

A therapeutic intervention was carried out in 128 randomly selected patients with pain due to heel spur, who were treated in the Rehabilitation Department of "Orlando Pantoja Tamayo" Teaching General Hospital in Contramaestre municipality, Santiago de Cuba province, from January, 2014 to April, 2015, with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the Su-Jok therapy.  Two groups were formed: a control group which received conventional treatment, and a study group, in which the Su-Jok therapy was applied.  After the statistical analysis was carried out by means of the homogeneity and hypothesis tests of homogeneity of Χ2 and the means differences (both techniques with a permissible error of 5%), it could be concluded that the Su-Jok therapy is effective to mitigate the pain due to heel spur, so it was recommended to promote it taking into account its easy use and low cost.

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2016-10-13

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Trujillo Huber JC, Pereira Despaigne OL, Jacas García C, García Díaz R de la C. Effectiveness of the Su-Jok therapy in patients with pain due to heel spur. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 13 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(10). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1106

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Vol. 20 No. 10 (2016): MEDISAN

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