[Effect of stone Spa bathing and hot-spring bathing on pulse wave velocity in healthy, late middle-aged females].

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of stone spa bathing (Ganban-yoku) and hot-spring bathing on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in healthy, late middle-aged females.

Methods: The subjects were 13 females (mean age, 47.3 years).