Shim Jung-Myo, Kim Sung-Joong
Department of Skin and Health Care, Suseong College, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Apr;26(4):529-31. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.529. Epub 2014 Apr 23.
[Purpose] The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the effect of manual lymph drainage (MLD) of the neck on frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry in subjects with psychological stress. [Subjects] Thirteen subjects with psychological stress participated in the study. [Methods] Subjects received MLD of the neck for 15 min. [Results] Analysis of the frontal asymmetry index showed that the energy shift in the alpha frequency band from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere after MLD resulted in greater left-side activation (positive asymmetry values), which could be related to the positive emotional state observed particularly in the F7-F8 area. [Conclusion] These preliminary findings suggest that frontal EEG asymmetry was significantly attenuated after MLD.
[目的] 本初步研究旨在探讨颈部手法淋巴引流（MLD）对心理应激受试者额叶脑电图（EEG）不对称性的影响。[受试者] 13名有心理应激的受试者参与了本研究。[方法] 受试者接受颈部MLD治疗15分钟。[结果] 额叶不对称指数分析显示，MLD后α频段能量从左半球向右半球转移，导致左侧激活增强（正不对称值），这可能与特别是在F7 - F8区域观察到的积极情绪状态有关。[结论] 这些初步研究结果表明，MLD后额叶EEG不对称性显著减弱。
