Effect of tuina manipulations on blood pressure and its variability in hypertension patients / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
;
(6): 180-184, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-463305
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To observe the effect of tuina manipulations on blood pressure and its variability in hypertension patients.Methods:
Forty hypertension patients were randomized into an observation group and a medication group, 20 cases in each group. The observation group was intervened by tuina manipulations of kidney-tonifying blood-circulating and collaterals- unblocking in addition to regular medication, while the medication group was by the same medication. The 24-hour blood pressure monitoring was performed before intervention and after 3-month intervention. The blood pressure and its variability were observed and compared.Results:
There were no significant differences in comparing the blood pressure and blood pressure variability between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05); after 3-month intervention, the blood pressure and its variability were significantly improved in both groups (P<0.05); the improvements in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion:
Tuina manipulations of kidney-tonifying blood-circulating and collaterals-unblocking plus medication can produce a better effect than regular medication in promoting blood pressure and its variability, and this method is worth applying in clinic as it’s easy-to-operate and has no adverse effect.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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