کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8563050 1563184 2018 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Acupuncture therapy improves vascular hemodynamics and stiffness in middle-age hypertensive individuals
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
طب سوزنی درمانی، همودینامیک و سفتی عروق را در افرادی که فشار خون بالا دارند، بهبود می بخشد
کلمات کلیدی
طب سوزنی، همودینامیک عروقی، سختی شریان، انعکاس موج،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
چکیده انگلیسی
Acupuncture (ACU) is becoming a more common practice among hypertensive individuals. However, the reported therapeutic effects of ACU in lowering brachial blood pressure (BP) are ambiguous. Therefore, evaluating more sensitive markers of arterial functioning might unveil the protective effects of ACU on hypertension. We examined the effects of an 8-week ACU therapy intervention on vascular hemodynamics and stiffness in middle-age hypertensive individuals. Participants were randomly assigned to either ACU (n = 23) or a control group (n = 22). Brachial and aortic BP, wave reflection (AIx) and arterial stiffness (SI) were measured before and after 8 weeks. There was a significant group x time interaction (P < 0.05) for brachial and aortic BP, AIx and SI which significantly decreased (P < 0.05) following ACU but not after control. ACU led to reductions in brachial and aortic BP, wave reflection and arterial stiffness in middle-age hypertensive individuals. ACU might be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Volume 30, February 2018, Pages 14-18
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