소루마사지가 직장여성의 수족 및 복부 체열에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Many working women have acknowledged the benefits of receiving Soru-massage therapies in recent years. However, the medical benefits of Soru-massage have not been adequately investigated. Because female workers experience coldness problems more than male workers, this study investigated the medical effects of applying Soru-massage in working women by comparing various body part temperatures before receiving Soru-massage therapy and after massage therapy. To conduct this study, The following five hypotheses were established: H1) With respect to the temperature of the right hand, the control group will differ from the experimental group after receiving Soru-massage therapy. H2) With respect to the temperature of the left hand, the control group will differ from the experimental group after receiving Soru-massage therapy. H3) With respect to the temperature of the right foot, the control group will differ from the experimental group after receiving Soru-massage therapy, H4) With respect to the temperature of the left foot, the control group will differ from the experimental group after receiving Soru-massage therapy, and H5) With respect to temperature of the abdomen, the control group will differ from the experimental group after receiving Soru-massage therapy. Fifty working women were recruited for the 16 week long experiment. The participants were equally divided into two groups: 1) an experiment group consisting of 25 female works and b) a control group consisting of 25 female workers. Before receiving Soru-massage, all 50 participants’ body parts were photographed, and their full-body temperature was examined by using a medical infrared imaging (IRIS-XP) device manufactured by Medicoa. At the end of the experiment, there were 47 participants, excluding the three participants who dropped out of the experiment. Regarding the right hand, the mean temperature was 31.38℃ for the experimental group and 27.23℃ for the control group. The difference was statistically significant since t value was 6.265 and the probability was 0.000. Thus, hypothesis 1 was adopted. With regard to the left hand, the mean temperature was 31.41℃ for the experimental group and 27.31℃ for the control group. The difference was statistically significant since t-stat was 6.927 and the probability was 0.000. Thus, hypothesis 2 was adopted. Pertaining to the right foot, the mean temperature was 31.61℃ for the experimental group and 28.04℃ for the control group. The difference was statistically significant since t-stat was 5.020 and the probability was 0.000. Thus, hypothesis 3 was adopted. As for the left-foot, the mean temperature was 32.19℃ for the experimental group and 28.04℃ for the control group. The difference was statistically significant since t-stat was 6.265 and the probability was 0.000. Thus, hypothesis 4 was adopted. Concerning the abdomen, the mean of the experimental group was 36.84℃ and the mean of the control group was 31.80℃. The difference was statistically significant since the t-stat was –5.125 and the probability is 0.000. Therefore, hypothesis 5 was adopted. In sum, all of the hypotheses were adopted. The result of this study suggests that Soru-massage was effective for the treatment of common coldness that occurs among female workers. Thus Soru-massage therapy should be considered as an therapeutic treatment option for women.