The effect of a scalp massage on stress hormone, blood pressure, and heart rate of healthy female.
[Purpose] A scalp massage was conducted on female office workers divided into a 15 minute group and 25 minute group and its effect on stress hormone, blood pressure and heart rate was analyzed in order to provide a theoretical rationale to apply scalp massage as stress therapy. [Subjects and Methods] A scalp massage was applied to 34 female office workers twice a week for a total of 10 weeks; the subjects were classified into 15 min., 25 min. and control groups, and their stress hormone levels, blood pressure and heart rate were evaluated. [Results] Significant differences in norepinephrine, cortisol and blood pressure (SBP & DBP) were found in terms of interaction by time interval and between groups. [Conclusion] As a result of applying scalp massage to female office workers for 15 and 25 minutes, positive effects were observed on stress hormone, blood pressure and heart rate. Therefore, scalp massage can be used for stress control with no spatial or time limit.
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
In-Hong
IH
Kim
Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Hankun University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea.
Tae-Young
TY
Kim
Department of Social Physical Science, Chodang University, Republic of Korea.
Young-Wan
YW
Ko
Blood pressure; Massage; Stress hormone