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@article{citeulike:6083527, abstract = {The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of 45 min of facial massage on the activity of autonomic nervous system, anxiety and mood in 32 healthy women. Autonomic nervous activity was assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) with spectral analysis. In the spectral analysis of HRV, we evaluated the high-frequency components (HF) and the low- to high-frequency ratio (LF/HF ratio), reflecting parasympathetic nervous activity and sympathetic nervous activity, respectively. The State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Profile of Mood Status (POMS) were administered to evaluate psychological status. The score of STAI and negative scale of POMS were significantly reduced following the massage, and only the LF/HF ratio was significantly enhanced after the massage. It was concluded that the facial massage might refresh the subjects by reducing their psychological distress and activating the sympathetic nervous system.}, author = {Hatayama, Tomoko and Kitamura, Shingo and Tamura, Chihiro and Nagano, Mayumi and Ohnuki, Koichiro}, citeulike-article-id = {6083527}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19129675}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19129675}, issn = {1880-313x}, journal = {Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan)}, keywords = {anxiety, methods, negative\_mood\_status, stress}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {317--320}, posted-at = {2009-11-08 00:48:29}, priority = {2}, title = {The facial massage reduced anxiety and negative mood status, and increased sympathetic nervous activity.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19129675}, volume = {29}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6083527 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6083527 N2 - The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of 45 min of facial massage on the activity of autonomic nervous system, anxiety and mood in 32 healthy women. Autonomic nervous activity was assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) with spectral analysis. In the spectral analysis of HRV, we evaluated the high-frequency components (HF) and the low- to high-frequency ratio (LF/HF ratio), reflecting parasympathetic nervous activity and sympathetic nervous activity, respectively. The State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Profile of Mood Status (POMS) were administered to evaluate psychological status. The score of STAI and negative scale of POMS were significantly reduced following the massage, and only the LF/HF ratio was significantly enhanced after the massage. It was concluded that the facial massage might refresh the subjects by reducing their psychological distress and activating the sympathetic nervous system. IS - 6 JF - Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan) SN - 1880-313x EP - 320 TI - The facial massage reduced anxiety and negative mood status, and increased sympathetic nervous activity. VL - 29 SP - 317 KW - anxiety KW - methods KW - negative_mood_status KW - stress AU - Hatayama, Tomoko AU - Kitamura, Shingo AU - Tamura, Chihiro AU - Nagano, Mayumi AU - Ohnuki, Koichiro PY - 2008/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19129675 ER -