발마사지가 여성노인의 심장 자율신경계 활동에 미치는 영향

The effect of foot reflexology treatments on autonomic nerve activity in old women’s

The purpose of the study is to compare changes in an autonomic nervous system by measuring the pre and post autonomic nerve activity of older women’s experiencing treatments and non-treatments foot reflexology. By using Nerve Express2.2(HEART RHYTHM INSTRUMENTS, INC. USA), we conducted the Ortho Test to measure the autonomic nervous system. The results were as follows. Changes in the low frequency/high frequency ratio, representing the SN tension level, were different in pre-and post-foot reflexology. After the treatments, foot reflexology supine(p〈.05) and upright(p〈.01) decreased significantly. The HF changes, representing the tension level of the PSN system, were different in pre- and post- foot reflexology. After the foot reflexology treatments, supine and upright increased significantly(p〈.01). No changes were found in supine and upright positions for non foot reflexology. In conclusion, automatic nerve activity was affected positively by foot reflexology because of the decrease in SN tension and increase in PSN tension. Therefore, foot reflexology is an appropriate alternative exercise to improve cardiac function.