Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2001 Dec;4(2):155-164.

The Effects of Kyongrak Massage in the Elderly with Chronic Pain

• Jun JY

Abstract

PURPOSE: this study was implemented to develop new nursing intervention, Kyongrak massage, and to examine its effect on chronic pain in elderly women. METHOD: Kyongrak massage is a manipulation massaging on Kyonghyul site, and Duboo, Kyongchoo, Chucksoo, Hajee, Sangjee Kyongrak massages were used in this study. The subjects(11persons) took Kyongrak massage on head, neck, spinal cord, upper extremities and back lower extremities for 25minutes daily during 5days. The dependent variables were subjective health state. pain, blood pressure, pulse and body temperature. This study was carried out, at 10-12 o'clock, from August 7th. to 22th, 2000. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. paired t-test by SPSS PC
RESULTS
subjective health statet=-3.560, p=.005), body temperature(t=-2.557, p=.029) were increased, and pain level(t=7.884, p= 0.000), systolic blood pressure(t=2.923, p= .015) were decreased significantly by Kyongrak massage.
CONCLUSIONS
The above results have informed us that this Kyongrak massage program(Duboo, Kyongchoo, Chucksoo, Hajee, Sangjee) for 25minutes is a useful nursing intervention to decrease chronic pain in each life styles.

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Blood Pressure
Body Temperature
Chronic Pain*
Female
Head
Humans
Life Style
Lower Extremity
Massage*
Neck
Nursing
Spinal Cord
Upper Extremity