Acute effects of traditional Thai massage on cortisol levels, arterial blood pressure and stress perception in academic stress condition: A single blind randomised controlled trial

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• 作者：Surussawadi Bennett ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{surmac@kku.ac.th" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Michael John Bennett ; PhD^c ; ^{Michael.bennett@soton.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Uraiwon Chatchawan ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{pomuraiwon67@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Patcharaporn Jenjaiwit ; PhD^d ; ^{patcha_j@kku.ac.th" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Rungthip Pantumethakul ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{rungthiprt@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Soontorn Kunhasura ; BSc^e ; ^{sookun@kku.ac.th" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Wichai Eungpinichpong ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{wiceun@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Saliva cortisol hormone ; Traditional Thai massage ; Blood pressure ; Heart rate ; Academic stress
• 刊名：Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：20
• 期：2
• 页码：286-292
• 全文大小：504 K

文摘

Traditional Thai massage (TTM) has been applied widely to promote relaxation. However, there is little evidence to support its efficacy on academic stress. A randomised controlled trial was performed to examine the acute effects of TTM on cortisol level, blood pressure, heart rate and stress perception in academic stress. This prospective trial included 36 physiotherapy students with a self perceived stress score of between 3 and 5. They were randomly allocated into the TTM (18 people) group or the control group (18 people). Saliva cortisol level, blood pressure, heart rate and stress perception rating were measured before and after the intervention. Both groups showed a significant reduction in cortisol level and heart rate when compared with baseline (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in cortisol level between the two groups. The results suggest the need for further study into other possible physiological effects on stress of TTM.