Asian J Beauty Cosmetol. 2012; 10(2): 245-252.
The Effects of Manual Therapy on The Body Balance and Satisfaction
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to prove that manual therapy is effective in treating unbalanced body using
manual therapy treatment. The subjects of this experiment are 30 people who have asymmetric back and neck
as the result of Moire check. First of all, the result of the experiment showed the physical satisfaction from
the treatment was high in the case of students(4.07±0.50), singles(4.10±0.51), and the people of younger
age(4.10±0.53). Secondly, the psychological satisfaction from the treatment was high in the case of graduate
students(3.85±0.72), singles(3.83±0.49), and the people from 25 to 29 age(4.20±0.43). Also, in treating the
differences in the angles of the superior and lower shoulder, lumbar part, and iliac crest with manual therapy, it
was observed that there were angle differences in the superior(9.40±8.40) and lower shoulder(12.23±11.03). It
was seen manual therapy could alleviate the pain from the unbalance of the body and as such, manual therapy
could be utilized as a medical alternative and treatment method for illness prevention.
Keywords :
수기요법, 체형균형, MOIRE, 통증, 만족도
