TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of effects of aroma foot care using functional near-infrared spectroscopy
AU - Eto, Kaoru
AU - Yamazaki, Atsuko K.
AU - Mukuda, Minoru
AU - Kabasawa, Yasuo
AU - Yoshida, Hiroko
AU - Ito, Kiyomi
AU - Ogiwara, Michie
N1 - Funding Information:
We extend our gratitude to the Shimadzu Co., Ltd. for their assistance during the experiment and to our four participants. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 26463506.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Foot care is attracting attention as a medically effective treatment of the foot lesions caused by diabetes or aging. In this study, we experimentally examined how aromatherapy affects the functions of the human brain during foot care by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Four female subjects received foot care massages and aroma oil massages. We analyzed the changes in their oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) concentrations based on their brain activity by t-tests, and the t-test results showed significant differences between the foot and aroma oil massages. Our questionnaire results obtained from our subjects showed that they felt more comfortable and relaxed while receiving foot care with aroma oils. These results suggest that aroma oil massages are an effective foot care tool.
AB - Foot care is attracting attention as a medically effective treatment of the foot lesions caused by diabetes or aging. In this study, we experimentally examined how aromatherapy affects the functions of the human brain during foot care by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Four female subjects received foot care massages and aroma oil massages. We analyzed the changes in their oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) concentrations based on their brain activity by t-tests, and the t-test results showed significant differences between the foot and aroma oil massages. Our questionnaire results obtained from our subjects showed that they felt more comfortable and relaxed while receiving foot care with aroma oils. These results suggest that aroma oil massages are an effective foot care tool.
KW - Aroma oil massage
KW - Foot care
KW - Function near-infrared spectroscopy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.237
DO - 10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.237
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84924199592
SN - 1877-0509
VL - 35
SP - 1539
EP - 1546
JO - Procedia Computer Science
JF - Procedia Computer Science
IS - C
T2 - International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2014
Y2 - 15 September 2014 through 17 September 2014
ER -