Volume : 6, Issue : 2, February - 2017

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH OF MASSAGE MANIPULATION FOR WEIGHT CONTROL: A 12 WEEKS PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Dr. V. A. Manickam, Bipin Das U. R

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in;">Aim of this study was to analyze the Massage Manipulation for weight control for college women. The study was conducted on thirty two college women who were studying Alagappa University College of Physical Education, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India. Subjects were randomly assigned equally into two groups, Group &ndash;I underwent Massage Manipulation Group (n = 16) and Group II (n=16) acted as control Group. ). Body Weight, Forearm Circumference, Thigh Circumference, Biceps Skin fold and Triceps Skin fold were selected as dependent variables. The data was collected from the experimental and control groups were statistically examined with Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Body Weight, Forearm Circumference, Thigh Circumference, Biceps Skin fold and Triceps Skin fold showed significant difference between the groups.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-right:1.45pt;text-indent:0in;&#10;line-height:150%;tab-stops:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>