The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
- Volume 17 Issue 3
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- Pages.403-412
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- 2005
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- 1229-0475(pISSN)
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- 2287-156X(eISSN)
The Physiological Effects of Foot Reflex Massage
발반사마사지의 인체 생리학적 효과
- Chang, Mee-Kyung (Dept. of Diet & Health Management Dongkang College) ;
- Kim, Seong-Oh (Dept. of Diet & Health Management Dongkang College) ;
- Jung, Jun-Hwan (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Veterans Hospital, Gwangju) ;
- Yoo, Young-Dae (Dept. of Physical Therapy, DongShin University) ;
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Kim, Tae-Youl
(Dept. of Physical Therapy, DongShin University) ;
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Kim, Gye-Yeop
(Dept. of Physical Therapy, DongShin University)
- 장미경 (동강대학 다이어트 건강관리과) ;
- 김성오 (동강대학 다이어트 건강관리과) ;
- 정준환 (광주 보훈 병원 물리치료실) ;
- 유영대 (동신대학교 물리치료학과) ;
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김태열
(동신대학교 물리치료학과) ;
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김계엽
(동신대학교 물리치료학과)
- Published : 2005.09.26
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation is examining how treatment for foot reflex massage affect the changes in body temperature and blood composition. The cases of experiment are 10 male(n=2) and female(n=8) who don't have special clinical problems. This is the process of experiment. First, we photograph the anterior part and posterior of the upper, lower half of the body with an infrared imaging system. Second, among same parts, we compare the temperature of the whole body before treatment for foot reflex massage with the temperature after it. Then we draw blood from the body and observe a change: in numerical value of blood before and after treatment. Before and after treatment, we come to measure temperature of the whole body, the numerical value of WBC, RBC, platelet, HCT, Hb through analysis of blood, and the result of AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), ALP, GGT through analysis of serum enzyme activity of blood. There were no significant differences in blood composition. In terms of SPSS statistic program, when we explain each numerical value before and after foot massage, the abdominal, the buttocks, the femoral region universally take successful results about a change in body temperature(p<0.05).