Research Paper : The Effect of Meridian Massage on the Autonomic Cardiac Nerve Activity of Middle-aged Women`s

Yun, Shin Jung; Pack, Seung Hyen

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2012;18(2):371-376.
Published online April 30, 2012.

경락마사지가 중년여성의 Autonomic Nerve System 변화에 미치는 영향

윤신중, 백승현

Research Paper : The Effect of Meridian Massage on the Autonomic Cardiac Nerve Activity of Middle-aged Women`s

Shin Jung Yun, Seung Hyen Pack

Abstract

The purpose of the study is comparing changes of an autonomic nervous system by measuring the pre and post autonomic nerve activity of middle-aged women between treatment and non-treatment meridian massage. By using Nerve Express 2.2(HEART RHYTHM INSTRUMENTS, INC. USA), we operated Ortho Test to measure an autonomic nervous system. The results in brief are, autonomic nerve changes by meridian massage were no significant difference but were little decreased at upright condition of SN of MG and were significantly decreased at supine condition of MG. At supine and upright condition of PSN were increased significantly after complete meridian massage. No significant difference was found between pre and post meridian massage in SN and PSN of CG at supine and upright condition. The significant difference between two groups at supine and upright condition of SN, supine and upright condition of PSN were found statistically. In conclusion, an automatic nerve activity was affected positively by meridian massage because of decrease in sympathetic nerve tension and increase in parasympathetic nerve tension. Therefore, meridian massage should be the appropriate exercise for middle-aged women to improve their cardiac function.

Key Words: Meridian massage, Middle age women`s, Autonomic nerve system, Sympathetic nerve, Parasympathetic nerve