HOD of Cardio- Respiratory Physiotherapy Department, KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belgaum
*Corresponding author: Dishita A Kadam, Post Graduate Student, KLE University Institute of Physiotherapy, Belgaum - 590010, E-mail: kdishita@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 June, 2015.
This trial was carried out to see the effect of Acu- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in patients with middle aged borderline hypertension.
twenty subjects with borderline hypertension
All subjects were randomly assigned to either group A- Acu- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or group B- conventional therapy (relaxation technique - jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation). Both groups were assessed for blood pressure, heart rate and mean arterial pressure at the baseline and after four weeks of stimulation as an outcome measure.
Intra group comparison showed a statistically significant difference in blood pressure, mean arterial pressure and heart rate before and after an intervention in both the groups. Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation group as compared to conventional group (relaxation technique - jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation) showed statistically significant reduction in blood pressure and mean arterial pressure. However the heart rate showed equal improvements in both the groups.
The present study suggests that stimulation of acupuncture points lowers the blood pressure in middle aged borderline hypertensive patients.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Borderline Hypertension, Acupuncture, Blood Pressure
