【作者】 Shen Zhi-fang, Bian Xiao-dong, Gao Feng, et al

【机构】 本站原创

【摘要】

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.