Research Paper : A Study on the Change of Facial Size by Meridian Manual Massage

Lee, Yeon Ok; Jung, In Kyung

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2010;16(3):750-757.
Published online September 30, 2010.

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Research Paper : A Study on the Change of Facial Size by Meridian Manual Massage

Yeon Ok Lee, In Kyung Jung

Abstract

The manual therapy which is the general meaning of care with hands is called as a term of massage. From the time of Hippocrates the massage techniques have been considered effective for various diseases from sprain to constipation. Several atrophic problems can be removed by massaging the muscles or stimulating the nerves inervating the muscles. Thus we tried to inspect the effect of the meridian manual massage on facial size. The sizes were measured by both a caliper and a tapeline. The results were analysed by Student`s t-test. Generally speaking, the facial sizes were reduced significantly by manual therapy in comparison with those of untreated controls. After the decreases in lineal distances measured by caliper, there were the decreases in the contour sizes measured by tapeline. These results shows that the manual technique is an effective method to reduce facial size keeping its steric conformation.

Key Words: Manual therapy, Massage, Meridian massage, Facial size