title: [The influence of different massage techniques on the characteristics of biological age in the subjects above the age of 30 years].
abstract: This paper is designed to demonstrate the efficacy of different massage modalities used to decrease the biological age in relatively healthy subjects between 30 and 69 years of life. The study involved 78 subjects (67 women and 11 men). Each of them underwent a course of 10 sessions of massage of the collar and upper back regions for the prevention of premature ageing and the reduction of the biological age. Cryomassage was performed with the use of cryocare packs and vacuum massage on the Cerri apparatus (Italy). The control group was comprised of the subjects given no treatment. The main characteristics measured before and after therapy included biomarkers of ageing and biological age. The results of the study indicate that both cryogenic and vacuum massage effectively improves certain biomarkers of ageing; namely, such treatment reduces systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure, increase pulmonary vital capacity and breath holding time in expiration, improves the sense of equilibrium, self-assessment of health condition, and concentration of attention. Taken together, these effects contribute to the reduction of the biological age of the subjects and prevent their premature ageing to a greater extent than in the untreated persons.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Turova
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Konchugova
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Fadeeva
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Balaban
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Golovach
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Teniaeva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D019588:Aging, Premature / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged