Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2020;26(1):92-102.
Published online February 28, 2020.
수기요법과 바른생활자세 병행요법이 신체 측면과 후면의 불균형 개선에 미치는 효과
성정례, 김기숙, 강상모
The Effect of the Combining Massage Therapy with the Correct Posture on Improvement of the Imbalance of the Lateral & Posterior Body
Jung-rye Sung, Gi-sook Kim, Sang-mo Kang
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to verify if the method of using massage therapy combined with manual for correct posture in daily life can be an intermediary cause in improving the imbalance of body. To address a clinical trial was conducted for eight weeks targeting the total number of 21 aged above 30 and under 60 years old women whose office worker. As for the experimental groups involves: the control group, group 1 that receive body balance correction massage therapy once a week, and group 2 that perform the correct posture in parallel with group 1 method. As a result, at the change of the lateral body: group 2 showed a decrease in the gradients of pelvic (p<.05) and the height difference (p<.05). At the change of the posterior body: in the changes of the vertebral flexure, group 1 showed a decrease in the gradient (p<.05) and group 1 and 2 showed a decrease in the height difference (p<.05). The gradient of scapula, group 1 and 2 showed a decrease (p<.01), (p<.001) and height difference (p<.01), (p<.001), respectively. In the change of pes introversion & extroversion, left and right feet of group 1 showed a decrease: in the gradient (p<.001), in height difference (p<.01), (p<.001) respectively. And left and right feet of group 2 showed a decrease: in the gradient (p<.01), (p<.001), in height difference (p<.05), (p<.001) respectively. Thus, it was confirmed that body imbalance was improved more effectively when body balance correction massage therapy is performed in parallel with the correct posture in daily life as manual.
Key Words: Body imbalance, Lateral & posterior body, Manual for correct posture in daily life, Massage therapy


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