Medical Rehabilitation Department, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun State.
Electrotherapy continues to gain importance in medical management of diseases. There appears to be a shift in focus towards using Alternating current in the management of both high blood pressure and diabetes especially in Asia. There appears to be dearth of clinical trials on efficacy of HEALTHRON device in the control of high blood pressure and hyperglyceamia. Twenty-seven (27) normotensive undergraduate students participated in the study. The blood pressure and plasma glucose of the subjects were measured and each participant was subjected to high voltage alternating current for 1 hour on the Healthron device. The procedure was carried out for three sessions weekly for four weeks. Descriptive statistic and paired t-test (dependent) was used to compare the Pre and Post blood pressure, heart rate and plasma glucose. The result of the paired t-test showed that there was significant reduction in the plasma glucose and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) after 4 weeks (P<0.000). This showed about 18% reduction in both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. However, there was no significant reduction in the heart rate of the participants (P>0.09). This study was suggestive that Healthron machine had positive physiological effects on the subjects in this study.
