Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회지)

Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회)
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The Effects of Knee Joint Taping Yherapy on ${\beta}$-endorphin and Serotonin of Pain Substances of Blood

슬관절 테이핑요법이 혈중통증물질인 ${\beta}$-endorphin과 serotonin에 미치는 영향

  • Yang, Kyung-Han (Department of Occupational Therapy, Sung Duk College) ;
  • Han, Jong-Man (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yoo, Wang-Keun (Department of Health Science, Daegu Hanny University)
  • Published : 2008.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this investigation is comparing two groups one applied with taping therapy the other with controlled causes variation in pain substances of blood ${\beta}$-endorphin, serotonin with taping therapy. 12 male students of S college divided into two groups each 6 experimental and controlled with no history of flexion and extention of lower extremity focused on knee joint. Experimental group applied with elastic taping before experiment at quadriceps, calf muscles, hamstrings and tibialis anterior, controlled group didn't applied any taping therapy. Bruce protocol of maximal progressive loading exercise implemented 5 minutes after blood samples were extracted. And 5 minutes after the exercise blood samples also were taken and made investigation. Data before and after investigation were operated on SPSS Ver. 12.0 for Window(Kor.). P value 0.05. The affirmative effects of this investigation was proved with increased ${\beta}$-endorphin and decreased serotonin that cause reducing pain.

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