1Department of Beauty Healthcare, Deajeon University, Korea
*Corresponding Author: Myung-Sun Lee lee1460@hanmail.net
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
This meta-analysis focused on the papers on the massage in field of cosmetology published in the Korean journals from 2008 to 2017 and aims to present the effects of massage on the physical change in an objective way.
The data used in analysis were from papers on massage published in Korean journals from 2008 to 2017 and CMA (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis) version 2 was used in meta-analysis.
The results of analysis of the effect of massage therapy on the physical changes using a total of 72 papers showed that the total effect size of the massage on physiological and physical variables was-.583, a median effect size, and statistically significant. The effect sizes by age groups were-.037, a medium one in 20s;-.947, a large one in 30-40s;-.789, a medium one in 40–65 years old and-.732, a medium one without significance in 65 years old or older. The effect sizes by types of massage were-.359, -.603, -.572, and-.654 in Swedish, meridian, Ayurveda, and Thai massages, respectively and the statistical significance was observed only in meridian and Ayurveda ones. The effect sizes in fascia massage and cranial sacral therapy were-1.878 and-2.403, large ones.
This meta-analysis aims to present academic criteria for the cosmetology education field and a program that can be used in the field by analyzing the effectiveness of the massage on physical changes.
Massage Therapy, Physical Change, Meta-analysis, Effectiveness, Cosmetology
