DocumentCode :
3081536
Title :
A Research for evaluation on stress change via thermotherapy and massage
Author :
Jeong, Incheol ; Jun, Sukhwan ; Park, Sungjun ; Jung, Sango ; Shin, Taemin ; Yoon, Hyungro
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Kangwon, 220-840, Korea
fYear :
2008
fDate :
20-25 Aug. 2008
Firstpage :
4820
Lastpage :
4823
Abstract :
In this research, a device, which has a thermotherapic and massaging function and relaxes muscles, was used to evaluate the effect muscle relaxation has on stress relief. Therefore, the physiological changes namely Heart Rate (HR), Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Skin Temperature (SKT) of the subjects which reflect the autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular relationship were obtained and analyzed. In order to evaluate the assumption that the treatment relieves the subject´s physiological and psychological stress, experiment was carried out on 25 adults (13 male and 12 female, age 52.32±18.121) through stages consisted of relaxation, pre-treatment, treatment and post-treatment. Treatment was provided to the back, stomach and leg area by massaging 55°C heat to the back. According as the physiological changes of subjects before and after treatment were compared, the present research was able to prove that thermotherapy and massage treatment induces physiological change of patients thus relieves stress.
Keywords :
Autonomic nervous system; Cardiology; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Human factors; Medical treatment; Muscles; Skin; Temperature; Thermal stresses; Electrocardiography; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced; Male; Massage; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin Temperature; Stress, Psychological; Thermography; Treatment Outcome;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
ISSN :
1557-170X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650292
Filename :
4650292
Link To Document :
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