Early on, foot massage was promoted for diffusing the uric acid in the feet. The overemphasis on curative effects raised eyebrows in the medical community, and for a period the treatment was prohibited by the Department of Health (DOH). Proprietors who stayed in business typically hid the studios in residential neighborhoods.
最早以「推散腳底病理反應物（即尿酸晶）」為理論依據的腳底按摩，因過於強調療效而遭醫界質疑，還一度被衛生署下令禁止推廣，雖然許多業者仍照常營業，卻得藏身於民宅之中。