Event Title
Deep Tissue Swedish Massage Therapy as a Weight Loss Aid in Overweight and Obese Adult Clients
Faculty Sponsor
Mary Lee Nitschke
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Date
5-11-2012 3:00 PM
End Date
5-11-2012 4:30 PM
Subject Area
Biology (general)
Description
Massage therapy has been claimed by doctors, spas, and estheticians as a powerful and effective weight-loss tool; however, many of these claims appear anecdotal.
There has been evidence of the biological effects that massage therapy has on the human body (Tunay, Akbayrak, Bakar, Kayihan & Ergun, 2009). This study will evaluate the effects and outcomes that these biological effects have relating to the participants’ weight by utilizing the massage therapy treatment plan.
Existing clients of the Kenton Family Wellness Center will be invited to participate. Each person will fill out a health history form to determine selection to participate, as well as each participant’s baseline prior to treatment. Data will be obtained from interviews, physical assessments, and circumference measurements taken once a month for one year followed by one 60-minute massage therapy session once a week for one year. Data collected throughout the study will be analyzed for circumference and overall weight loss when compared to the control group, which will be receiving only physical assessments.
This study will be a way to enhance the knowledge of the benefits of massage therapy specific to using massage as a weight loss aid.
Recommended Citation
Rekart, Corinne A., "Deep Tissue Swedish Massage Therapy as a Weight Loss Aid in Overweight and Obese Adult Clients" (2012). Science and Social Sciences. Event. Submission 22.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/studsymp_sci/2012/all/22
Deep Tissue Swedish Massage Therapy as a Weight Loss Aid in Overweight and Obese Adult Clients
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Massage therapy has been claimed by doctors, spas, and estheticians as a powerful and effective weight-loss tool; however, many of these claims appear anecdotal.
There has been evidence of the biological effects that massage therapy has on the human body (Tunay, Akbayrak, Bakar, Kayihan & Ergun, 2009). This study will evaluate the effects and outcomes that these biological effects have relating to the participants’ weight by utilizing the massage therapy treatment plan.
Existing clients of the Kenton Family Wellness Center will be invited to participate. Each person will fill out a health history form to determine selection to participate, as well as each participant’s baseline prior to treatment. Data will be obtained from interviews, physical assessments, and circumference measurements taken once a month for one year followed by one 60-minute massage therapy session once a week for one year. Data collected throughout the study will be analyzed for circumference and overall weight loss when compared to the control group, which will be receiving only physical assessments.
This study will be a way to enhance the knowledge of the benefits of massage therapy specific to using massage as a weight loss aid.