Asian J Beauty Cosmetol. 2011; 9: 0.
The effect of abdominal and back Meridian massage on changes of abdominal temperature in middle-aged women
Shin-Jung Yun, Seung-Hyen Pack, and Woong-Seo Yoo
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study is comparing changes of abdominal temperature of middle-aged women between treatment and non-treatment abdominal and back meridian massage. The objects were middle- aged women who complain of frozen abdominal and abdominal obesity. The results were as followed: In the abdominal and back meridian massage group, the left(p<.001)/right(p<.01) abdominal temperature was increased significantly and the temperature difference between left and right abdominal was decreased significantly(p<.05). There was no significant difference found before and after the treatment in control group.
Keywords : Frozen abdominal, Abdominal obesity, Middle-aged women, Abdominally and Back massage, Temperature.