Why the study?
Hypertension is a common health problem in Egypt with increasing incidence in older adults, but the blood pressure response to foot reflexology adjunct to transcendental meditation in postmenopausal hypertension is not described.
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Population
Egyptian postmenopausal hypertensive patients
Comparison
Foot reflexology adjunct to transcendental meditation training vs no adjunct
Design
Other
High hypertension prevalence in aging Egyptians underscores need for adjunct therapies; leaves open role of physical therapy in management.
Introduction Hypertension, is the steady elevation of the blood pressure over 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension is a common health problem in Egypt with a prevalence rate of 26.3% among the Egyptian population. Its incidence increases with aging, approximately 50% of Egyptians over the age of 60 years had been diagnosed as hypertensive
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