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KMID : 0895820150250040123
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2015 Volume.25 No. 4 p.123 ~ p.137
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Combined Spa-Exercise Therapy for Vital Sign, Body Composition, Skin Status in Participants of Middle-Aged Women: A Before and After Study
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Kim Myoung-Kyu
Huh Gun
Nam Dae-Jin
Lee Jae-Eun
Kim Ki-Hong
Lee Jung-Min
Oh Min-Seok
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this clinical study was to find out the changes of vital sign, body composition, skin status before and after combined spa-exercise therapy in participants of middle-aged women.
Methods : In this study 24 participants of middle-aged women went through 12 weeks of combined spa-exercise therapy. Each week vital sign, body composition, skin status were measured before exercise, which consisted of warming-up, whole body exercise and final exercises bathing in spa (32~36oC).
Results : 1. The average of systolic blood pressure significantly decreased from 126.38± 19.33 mmHg to 120.46±11.18 mmHg after 11 weeks of spa-exercise therapy (p＜0.05). 2. The average of moisture of skin significantly increased from 36.83±3.18 to 44.21±7.43 after 11 weeks of spa-exercise therapy (p＜0.05). 3. The average of elasticity of skin significantly increased from 59.75±3.50 to 62.63±2.29 after 11 weeks of spa-exercise therapy (p＜0.05). 4. The average of diastolic blood pressure, pulse, et cetera. didn``t significantly change after spa-exercise therapy.
Conclusions : The results showed that 12 weeks of spa-exercise therapy had significant effect on reducing systolic blood pressure, increasing moisture, elasticity of skin in participants of middle-aged women, which means spa-exercise therapy may be used as a treatment on high blood pressure and cutaneous diseases. Further studies are anticipated to find out other various effects of spa-exercise therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Spa-Exercise Therapy, Oriental physiotherapy, Systolic blood pressure, Moisture, Elasticity, Before and After Study
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