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The Study of Swedish Massage on Anxiety Situation and PPT in Stressed Office Workers


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1 Dept. of Physical Therapy, Sun Moon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2 Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kunjang University College, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
     

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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Swedish massage on anxiety and pressure pain threshold in office workers with psychological stress.

Method: Sixty office workers with psychological stress were randomly assigned to experimental group 1 and control group. They were assigned into either a Swedish massage group (Experimental group 1, n = 30) or a resting group (Control group, n = 30). A single measurement mediated Swedish massage and rest for 20 minutes and was measured before and after intervention.

Findings: In state trait anxiety inventory (STAI), there were significant differences between before and after the experiment and between the two groups (p<.05). The pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the upper trapezius increased in the Swedish massage group (p<.05).

Application: These findings indicate that, the Swedish massage applied to stressed office workers showed a significant difference in increase of PPT and decrease of STAI.


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Swedish Massage, STAI, PPT, Stress, Office Workers.
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Authors

Jae-Gun Seo
Dept. of Physical Therapy, Sun Moon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Su-Hee Choi
Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kunjang University College, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Dong-Yeop Lee
Dept. of Physical Therapy, Sun Moon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Abstract


Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Swedish massage on anxiety and pressure pain threshold in office workers with psychological stress.

Method: Sixty office workers with psychological stress were randomly assigned to experimental group 1 and control group. They were assigned into either a Swedish massage group (Experimental group 1, n = 30) or a resting group (Control group, n = 30). A single measurement mediated Swedish massage and rest for 20 minutes and was measured before and after intervention.

Findings: In state trait anxiety inventory (STAI), there were significant differences between before and after the experiment and between the two groups (p<.05). The pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the upper trapezius increased in the Swedish massage group (p<.05).

Application: These findings indicate that, the Swedish massage applied to stressed office workers showed a significant difference in increase of PPT and decrease of STAI.


Keywords


Swedish Massage, STAI, PPT, Stress, Office Workers.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v20%2Fi1%2F2020%2Fmlu%2F194605