An Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Foot Massage on Body Balance and sleep quality among Elderly persons in selected old-age homes of Haryana

  • Unique Paper ID: 158283
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 9
  • PageNo: 770-791
  • Abstract:
  • Ageing is a natural phenomenon. Increase in age may lead to increasing probability of degenerative changes in the biological systems. Massage had been found to be very effective for the treatment of body balance. A study to evaluate the Effect of Foot Massage on Body Balance and sleep quality among Elderly in Selected old age homes, Haryana was undertaken to assess the pretest and posttest level of body balance and sleep quality and to evaluate the effectiveness of foot massage in terms of body balance and sleep quality among elderly. The conceptual framework used in this study was based on Ida Jean Orlando’s Professional response theory.

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