Effects on physiological indicators of foot massage using a pressure sensing massage stick

Foot massage is often used as a complementary and alternative medicine.This study uses a special foot pressuresensing massage stick to massage the soles of the feet, and tests the effects on the physiological indicators of the massaged person.After 3 sessions of massage, the results demonstrated that the assistive stick and the foot massage method used in this study were verified.The sleep quality score and body energy index were improved significantly with increasing massage frequency, whereas the respiration rate, heart rate, and blood oxygen were decreased significantly with increasing massage frequency.The psychological stress and physical ages were not significantly changed.