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Combined Spa-Exercise Therapy for Vital Sign, Body Composition, Skin Status in Participants of Middle-Aged Women: A Before and After Study

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2015, 25(4), pp.123-137
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

김명규 1 허건 1 남대진 1 이재은 1 kim ki hong 2 이정민 1 Minseok Oh 1

1대전대학교
2단국대학교

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ABSTRACT

ObjectivesThe aim of this clinical study was to find out the changes of vital sign, body composition, skin status before and after combined spa-exercise therapy in participants of middle-aged women.MethodsIn this study 24 participants of middle-aged women went through 12 weeks of combined spa-exercise therapy. Each week vital sign, body composition, skin status were measured before exercise, which consisted of warming-up, whole body exercise and final exercises bathing in spa (32~36oC).Results1. The average of systolic blood pressure significantly decreased from 126.38±19.33 mmHg to 120.46±11.18 mmHg after 11 weeks of spa-exercise therapy (p<0.05). 2. The average of moisture of skin significantly increased from 36.83±3.18 to 44.21±7.43after 11 weeks of spa-exercise therapy (p<0.05). 3. The average of elasticity of skin sig-nificantly increased from 59.75±3.50 to 62.63±2.29 after 11 weeks of spa-exercise ther-apy (p<0.05). 4. The average of diastolic blood pressure, pulse, et cetera. didn't sig-nificantly change after spa-exercise therapy.ConclusionsThe results showed that 12 weeks of spa-exercise therapy had significant effect on reducing systolic blood pressure, increasing moisture, elasticity of skin in partic-ipants of middle-aged women, which means spa-exercise therapy may be used as a treat-ment on high blood pressure and cutaneous diseases. Further studies are anticipated to find out other various effects of spa-exercise therapy. (J Korean Med Rehab 2015;25(4):123-137)

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