Comparison of the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions and multi interventional therapy on physiological and biochemical parameters of metabolic syndrome among women

Abstract

Reflexology involves the application of pressure to the feet, hands and newlineears. It is based on a theory that these body parts are connected to certain newlineorgans and body systems. Pressure applied in the foot brings relaxation and newlinehealing to the corresponding area of the body. Studies show that reflexology newlinefoot massage has significant effect on blood pressure, lipoproteins and blood newlinesugar levels. There are number of studies done on the effect of reflexology newlinefoot massage, dietary modifications, exercise and education on different newlineaspects of metabolic syndrome. More information is required in the newlineeffectiveness of multi interventional therapy in the reduction of physiological, newlinebiochemical and socio psychological parameters of metabolic syndrome newlineamong women. Emergence of metabolic syndrome among women is mainly newlinein the middle age and control measures in this stage will be helpful to prevent newlinethe development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and type 2 diabetes newlinemellitus (T2DM). It will be helpful for improving the quality of life of people in a newlinedeveloping country like India. Hence it is decided to conduct the study among newlinemiddle age women.out. The result of the newlinestudy reveals that lifestyle interventions and multi interventional therapy has a newlinesignificant impact in reducing body weight, BMI, waist circumference, blood newlinepressure, HDL, triglycerides, FBS and knowledge of women. Multi newlineinterventional therapy was found to be more effective in reducing systolic and newlinediastolic blood pressure and triglycerides as compared to lifestyle newlineinterventions. newline