The effect of a scalp massage on stress hormone, blood pressure, and heart rate of healthy female
| Autor: | Young-Wan Ko, Tae-Young Kim, In-Hong Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Massage
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Stress hormone Office workers 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Surgery Norepinephrine (medication) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Blood pressure Anesthesia Scalp Stress control Heart rate medicine Original Article business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] A scalp massage was conducted on female office workers divided into a 15 minute group and 25 minute group and its effect on stress hormone, blood pressure and heart rate was analyzed in order to provide a theoretical rationale to apply scalp massage as stress therapy. [Subjects and Methods] A scalp massage was applied to 34 female office workers twice a week for a total of 10 weeks; the subjects were classified into 15 min., 25 min. and control groups, and their stress hormone levels, blood pressure and heart rate were evaluated. [Results] Significant differences in norepinephrine, cortisol and blood pressure (SBP & DBP) were found in terms of interaction by time interval and between groups. [Conclusion] As a result of applying scalp massage to female office workers for 15 and 25 minutes, positive effects were observed on stress hormone, blood pressure and heart rate. Therefore, scalp massage can be used for stress control with no spatial or time limit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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