Blood pressure-lowering effect of repeated Waon therapy in non-smokers with hypertension.

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Abstract

Waon therapy (WT) has been used as a thermal therapy in chronic heart failure patients. However, its effect in patients with hypertension is unclear. This study aimed to reveal the hypotensive effect of WT in patients with hypertension. WT was performed on 31 patients with hypertension (63.9 ± 11.9 years, male: 17) on standard hypertension treatment focusing on lifestyle modification and medication. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured before and after WT using an upper arm automated sphygmomanometer. We investigated the effect of single and repeated (1 time/d, >5 times) WT sessions on blood pressure and further compared its effect between current smoking (n = 11, 55.4 ± 6.4 years, 8.5 ± 2.4 times) and non-smoking (n = 11, 66.9 ± 8.5 years, 12.2 ± 5.9 times

SUBMITTER: Kominami K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8202594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature