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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
