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KMID : 1035420220100040229
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2022 Volume.10 No. 4 p.229 ~ p.240
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Effect of Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy on Metabolic Disease Risk Factors, Respiratory Health and Immune-Related Variables in Patients with Metabolic Diseases
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Shin Jae-Suk
Kim Choong-Gon
Park Jang-Jun
Bae Won-Sik
Choi Hee-Jung
Kim Won-Gyeong
Son Won-Jun
Kim Jun-Hyeok
Lee Hwa-Gyeong
Kim Hyun-Jun
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Abstract
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Purpose : In this study, using Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy for metabolic diseases, we analyzed the effect of immune and inflammation-related variables and respiratory health-related variables of test subjects to verify the effect of improving respiratory health.
Methods : In this study, 26 patients with metabolic diseases were divided into an experimental group (N=13) and a control group (N=13). After Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy (four weeks/three times a week/1 hour per time), metabolic disease-related variables and immune and respiratory health-related variables were measured and compared between the two groups. The conclusion of this study is as follows:
Results : After the four-week Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy, in terms of changes in the metabolic disease-related variables, the control group exhibited a higher increase in TC and LDL-C levels than the experimental group. In the case of glucose, the experimental group showed a decrease after the experiment (p<.05). After the four-week thermotherapy, a statistically significant interactive effect occurred in natural killer (NK) cells among the immune-related variables. According to the results of a post-experimental analysis, the control group showed a higher decrease in NK cells than the experimental group (p<.05). After the 4-weeks thermotherapy, the experimental group showed a greater increase in maximum oxygen intake of the respiratory health-related variables than the control group.
Conclusion : Based on a comprehensive review of the study results, the subjects who underwent the four-week Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy exhibited positive physical changes in metabolic disease-related variables as well as immune and respiratory health-related variables, which demonstrates the effectiveness of Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy on immune and respiratory health. Accordingly, it is recommended to conduct long-term Oyster Shell Thermal Therapy with various models in terms of the size and shape.
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KEYWORD
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metabolic disease risk factors, oyster shell thermal therapy, people with metabolic diseases, respiratory health and immune-related variables
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