Key result
Acupressure applied to the Neiguan (PC 6) point regulates blood pressure and effectively manages related symptoms in individuals with essential hypertension.
Why the study?
Does acupressure applied to the Neiguan (PC 6) acupuncture point improve blood pressure level and pulse rate in individuals with essential hypertension?
Does acupressure applied to the Neiguan (PC 6) acupuncture point improve blood pressure level and pulse rate in individuals with essential hypertension?
Acupressure at the Neiguan (PC 6) point may help regulate blood pressure and manage symptoms in patients with essential hypertension.
May support acupressure as adjunct in essential hypertension; extends RCT evidence for nonpharmacologic BP strategies.
A total of 91 people including 47 in the intervention group and 44 in the placebo group were included to a randomized controlled study. It can be asserted that acupressure, applied to the Neiguan (PC 6) acupuncture point in individuals with essential hypertension, provides blood pressure regulation and is effective for management of numerous hypertension-related symptoms.
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Biçer et al. (2020) studied this question. Acupressure applied to the Neiguan (PC 6) point regulates blood pressure and effectively manages related symptoms in individuals with essential hypertension.
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