Relation between back massage and anxiety level
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2010, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Aim[/b]. The purpose of the research was to determine the relation between procedures of classic massage and the level of anxiety as a trait and as a state.[b]Material and Methods[/b]. The examined group consisted of 16 people aged from 20 to 49, from various professional environments. Research participants underwent ten 30-minute procedures of classic relaxation massage. The massage focused on the back, since, due to the large surface, it has the most general influence. The time of one series of procedures was three weeks. The Spielberger et al. self-evaluation questionnaire was the probe. The questionnaire measures the level of anxiety. The examined people completed the questionnaire three times: 1. before the first massage, 2. after the first massage, 3. after the last massage. The significance of differences was measured by Student’s t-test.[b]Results[/b]. The results indicate that under the influence of massage, the level of anxiety as a trait and as a state (measurement 1 and 3) was diminished. A considerable difference was noted for the level of anxiety as a state between the 1st and the 2nd measurement and for the level of anxiety as a trait between the 2nd and the 3rd measurement. However, there was no significant statistical difference between the 1st and the 2nd measurement.[b]Conclusion[/b]. The classic typology of relaxation techniques does not include massage. The research indicated, however, that classic relaxation massage is beneficial for the level of anxiety as a state and as a trait.
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Dariusz Boguszewski, Aneta Dąbek, Izabela Korabiewska
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