Donoyama Nozomi, Munakata Tsunetsugu, Shibasaki Masanao
Department of Health, Tsukuba University of Technology, Kasuga, Ibaraki, Japan.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2010 Jan;14(1):55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.06.007.
Anma therapy is a traditional style of Japanese massage, one of touch and manual therapies, and one of the most popular CAM therapies in Japan. It was brought from China in the 6th century and, while based on the theory of Chinese medicine, it developed in Japan according to Japanese preference and has recently come to include theories of Western medicine. The purpose of this study was to clarify the physical and psychological effects of Anma therapy.
Fifteen healthy female volunteers in their fifth decade, with chronic muscle stiffness in the neck and shoulder, received two interventions: 40-min Anma therapy and 40-min rest intervention. The design was cross-over design. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. Group A was started on Anma therapy from the first day followed by the rest intervention after a 3-day interval. The order of the Anma therapy and the rest intervention reversed for Group B. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score for muscle stiffness in the neck and shoulder, state anxiety score, and salivary cortisol concentration levels and secretory immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) were measured pre- and post-interventions.
Anma therapy significantly reduced VAS scores and state anxiety scores. S-IgA concentration levels increased significantly across both groups.
Anma therapy reduced muscle stiffness in the neck and shoulder and anxiety levels in this pilot study of 50-year-old females.
指压疗法是一种传统的日本按摩方式，属于接触性和手法治疗的一种，也是日本最受欢迎的补充替代医学疗法之一。它于6世纪从中国传入，虽然基于中医理论，但在日本根据日本人的喜好发展而来，最近还纳入了西医理论。本研究的目的是阐明指压疗法对身体和心理的影响。
15名处于五十多岁的健康女性志愿者，患有颈部和肩部慢性肌肉僵硬，接受了两种干预措施：40分钟的指压疗法和40分钟的休息干预。设计为交叉设计。参与者被随机分为两组。A组从第一天开始接受指压疗法，间隔3天后进行休息干预。B组指压疗法和休息干预的顺序相反。在干预前后测量颈部和肩部肌肉僵硬的视觉模拟量表（VAS）评分、状态焦虑评分、唾液皮质醇浓度水平和分泌型免疫球蛋白A（s-IgA）。
指压疗法显著降低了VAS评分和状态焦虑评分。两组的s-IgA浓度水平均显著升高。
在这项针对50岁女性的初步研究中，指压疗法减轻了颈部和肩部的肌肉僵硬以及焦虑水平。
