Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine (대한물리의학회지)

The Korean Society of Physical Medicine (대한물리의학회)
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The Effect of Foot Bath on Blood Pressure Following Treadmill Exercise

트레드밀 운동 후 족욕이 혈압에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Sang-Youl (Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate school, Daegu University) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Hee (Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate school, Daegu University) ;
  • Yun, Chang-Goo (Washington DC Pain Center) ;
  • Bae, Sung-Soo (Department of Physical Therapy, college of Rehabilitation Science, Daegu University)
  • 이상열 (대구대학교 대학원 물리치료) ;
  • 이명희 (대구대학교 대학원 물리치료) ;
  • 윤창구 (워싱톤 디씨 통증센터) ;
  • 배성수 (대구대학교 재활과학대학 물리치료학과)
  • Published : 2008.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to find the effect of foot bath on blood pressure(BP) following treadmill exercise. Methode : Subject of study were forty healthy males without any cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurologic diseases. Following twenty minutes walking at a speed of 5m/s on the treadmill, ten twenty subjects in experimental group received foot bath, on the dominant lower limb while sitting in chair. Foot bath was applied to the level of the lateral and medial malleoli keeping the temperature of the paraffin bath at $40{\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$. Twenty subjects in control group took a rest sitting in chair in a comfortable position. BP was measured in right brachial artery. BP was measured five times(before exercise, immediately after exercise, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and fifteen minutes after exercise). Results : The study showed that for diastolic blood pressure, there was no significant difference between the experimental and the control group. However, systolic blood pressure(SBP) increased significantly after exercise compared with SBP before exercise (p<.05). In addition, SBP in five minutes after exercise decreased significantly compared with SBP in immediately after exercise (p<.05). On the other hand, the control group had significant difference between SBP measured before exercise and SBP measured at the other measure time (p<.05). In five minutes after exercise, SBP in experimental group had significant difference with SBP in control group (p<.05). Similarly, in ten and fifteen minutes after exercise, SBP in experimental group had significantly difference with SBP in control group (p<.05). Conclusion : Consequently it was confirmed that when foot bath was applied, the increased BP induced by the exercise returned to normal range rapidly.

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