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Acupuncture adds benefit to blood pressure drugs in elderly – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2022

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Blood Pressure, Elderly

Combining acupuncture with anti-hypertensive drugs has greater benefits than medication alone in elderly patients with hypertension. In a Taiwanese study, 70 elderly patients with hypertension and impaired physical mobility, who were receiving home health care, were...

Electro-acupressure at Neiguan P-6 can help regulate blood pressure during dialysis – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2022

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupressure, Blood Pressure, Hemodialysis, Hypotension

Acupressure at Neiguan P-6 delivered using an electrostimulation device can regulate blood pressure and improve fatigue and pain levels in individuals suffering from hypotension during haemodialysis. Turkish researchers conducted a study of 135 patients undergoing...

Moxibustion can lower blood pressure – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2019

by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Moxibustion

A pilot study carried out in Korea suggests that moxibustion can lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Forty-five subjects with prehypertension or stage I hypertension were randomised into three groups: moxibustion treatment group A (two sessions per...

Acupuncture adds benefit to medication for hypertension – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2015

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 3, 2016 | Acupuncture, Blood Pressure

Acupuncture is effective as an adjunctive therapy to medication for treating hypertension, a Chinese systematic review concludes. Twenty-three RCTs involving 1788 patients were included. Compared with sham acupuncture plus medication, meta-analysis revealed that...

Electro-acupuncture reduces blood pressure – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2015

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 7, 2016 | Acupuncture, Blood Pressure

A group of American researchers have found that electro-acupuncture (EA) has a significant and long-lasting blood pressure–lowering effect in hypertensive patients with chronically elevated blood pressure (BP). Sixty-five patients with mild to moderate hypertension...

Forest walking provides measurable benefits in patients with high blood pressure – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2015

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 12, 2015 | Blood Pressure

A brief walk in the forest can elicit physiological and psychological relaxation effects in hypertensive middle-aged individuals, according to Japanese researchers. In a pilot study, twenty hypertensive participants were instructed to walk predetermined courses in...
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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