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KMID : 1145120170150040387
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Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology
2017 Volume.15 No. 4 p.387 ~ p.398
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Effects of Back Fascia Relaxation Therapy on Foot Shape of Women in their 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 investigated whether back fascia relaxation therapy could affect the foot shape of adult women in their 30?60s and also checked whether there were differences according to the frequency of back fascia therapy or participant age.
Methods: Based on the frequency of therapy (once a week vs. twice a week) and age (30?40s vs. 50?60s), 34 healthy women in their 30?60s living in Busan were divided into groups and underwent back fascia relaxation therapy six times. Footprinting was performed before and after the experiment (i.e., therapy) to confirm changes in the foot shape. Through footprinting, foot length I, foot length II, foot width, calcaneus width, heel angle, arch angle, hallux angle, toe angle, and eversion angle were measured. To analyze data, independent t-test, descriptive statistics, and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of repeated measurements were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0.
Results: The back fascia relaxation therapy affected the footprint appearance. The calcaneus width (p <0.01, p <0.001), arch angle (p <0.001, p <0.01), and hallux angle (p <0.01, p <0.01) were significantly different in both feet according to the measuring time. Further, foot length II (p <0.05), heel angle (p <0.05), and eversion angle (p <0.01) were significantly different in the right foot. However, there was no significant change in foot length I, foot width, or toe angle. Moreover, these results were consistent regardless of age or frequency of therapy.
Conclusion: Back fascia relaxation therapy changed the foot shape of adult women and was found to be highly relevant to the spinal reflex of the foot.
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KEYWORD
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Fascia, Reflex, Footprint, Arch angle, Hallux angle
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