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KMID : 0123520100170010014
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2010 Volume.17 No. 1 p.14 ~ p.24
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The Effect of Ear Reflexotherapy on Back Pain of Working Women in Middle Age
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Park Kyung-Sook
Ha Eun-Ho
Kim Yu-Na
Kwon Soo-Jin
Ru Lee-Jung
Song Ju-Hyun
Woo Young-Wha
Lee Jae-Yeon
Chun In-Hee
Kang Hyun-Kyung
Park Hee-Jung
Lee Eun-Joo
Lee Jae-On
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ear reflexotherapy on back pain of working women in middle age.
Methods: The quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used for the study. Total of 56 participants composed of experimental group (n=26) and control group (n=30), who were working in four hospitals in urban area. The degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy was measured by VAS. The data were analyzed by frequency, percent, t-test and χ²-test.
Results: The degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy in the experimental group was significantly reduced, while there was no difference in control group. There was a significant difference between the experimental group and control group in the degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy (t=3.702, p=.001).
Conclusion: Application of ear reflexotherapy was effective for employed women in middle age and it needs to be further evaluated among the other population.
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KEYWORD
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Ear reflexotherapy, Back pain, Working women, Middle age
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