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KMID : 1145120170150030247
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Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology
2017 Volume.15 No. 3 p.247 ~ p.258
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Effects of Back Fascia Relaxation Therapy on Stress Relief in Women Aged 30?60s
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Kim Mi-Jung
Park Se-Yeon
Oh Soo-Yeun
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Abstract
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Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether back fascia relaxation therapy affects stress-related factors in women aged 30?60s.
Methods: Thirty-four healthy women living in Busan were divided into groups according to the frequency of back fascia relaxation therapy (once a week vs. twice a week) and participant age. Participants’ stress levels were measured by a questionnaire (examining the quality of sleep, pain, fatigue, psychological stress, and physiological stress) and pulse wave detector (examining the stress index, blood vessel health index, and average heart rate) before and after back fascia relaxation therapy. To analyze data, independent t-test, descriptive statistics, and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of repeated measures were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0.
Results: In this study, there was a significant difference showing that back fascia relaxation therapy affected the quality of sleep, pain, fatigue, psychological stress, and physiological stress depending on the measuring time (p<0.001). There was no significant difference according to the frequency of therapy or age. However, pulse wave detection revealed significant differences in stress index, blood vessel health index, and average heart rate according to measuring time. Only stress index and average heart rate had significant differences according to age. Differences in the stress index were observed in women aged 30?40s (p<0.001), and the average heart rate showed a significant change in women aged 50?60s (p<0.01). Pulse wave detection revealed no difference according to the frequency of therapy.
Conclusion: Back fascia relaxation therapy in women aged 30?60s was effective in alleviating stress. This therapy has the potential to help develop effective management plans of stress for both customers and managers.
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KEYWORD
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Fascia, Stress, Fatigue, Sleep, Pain
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