Impact of classic massage on blood pressure in patients with clinically diagnosed hypertension

ObjectiveTo assess the impact of classic massage on the changes in the values of blood pressure in women with previously diagnosed hypertension.MethodsThe study involved a group often women aged 60–68, who had previously been diagnosed with hypertension. Ten sessions of classic massage of the lower limbs were performed on the subjects. The massage sessions were conducted every day over ten consecutive days. Throughout the treatment, the subjects' blood pressure was measured using a manometer with a stethoscope TRO - CARDIO KIT 2 MONO. Their blood pressure was taken 1 min before the massage, as well as 1 min and 5 min after each session. The study took place between March and June 2013 in Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jçdrzeja šniadeckiego (Jçdrzej šniadecki Specialist Hospital) in Nowy Sącz, at the Department of Internal Diseases.ResultsFor ten consecutive days, the blood pressure values in the examined women were decreasing, with the exception of the diastolic blood pressure measured 5 min after the massage.ConclusionThe drops in blood pressure by several percent, noted in the majority of the female subjects over the time of the study. Classic massage might provide a safe supportive measure in pharmacologic treatment of hypertension.