Asian J Beauty Cosmetol. 2011; 9: 0.
A study on the effect of manual therapy on the body composition, stress hormones, visceral fat of obese women.
ABSTRACT
Recently, manual therapy has been used much in the spots of skin beauty industry for effective
obesity management. This manual therapy can be operated without side effects. So, the purpose of
this study is to conduct back and abdominal management program using manual therapy, and so
obtain the basic data for providing systematical and effective services to obesity management. For
this purpose, this study selected the experimental subjects of 28 obese women, who resided in Iksan
city, Jeollabuk-do, and were in their twenties and thirties, and had the body mass index(BMI) over
25kg/m2. On such experimental subjects, this study conducted back and abdominal manual therapy 3
times per week during 5 weeks, that is, 15 times in total. This study investigated body composition,
plasma hormones, and after manual therapy. This study chose 12 experimental subjects who were
the highest in order in body mass index, and so observed the change of their visceral fat. The results
of this study are as follows. 1, Before and after managing the experimental subjects, weight,
body fat, body fat percentage, left arm body fat, right arm body fat, and trunk body fat decreased
significantly(p<.0001), but WHR(Waist Hip Ratio) showed no significant difference. 2, In the change
of plasma hormones before and after managing the experimental subjects, Cortisol and Epinephrine
decreased, but showed no significant difference. Norepinephrine and Dopamine decreased significantly(
p<.003). 4. In measuring with CT the change of fat area and fat thickness for 12 experimental
subjects, total abdominal fat area, fat thickness, and subcutaneous fat area tended to decrease
slightly, but showed no significant difference.
Keywords :
hand therapy, body composition, stress hormones in blood, visceral fat
