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Effect of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points in mild hypertensive patients /

Mona Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab

Effect of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points in mild hypertensive patients / تأثير التحفيز الكهربائى لنقاط الوخز بالإبر فى المرضى الذين يعانون من ارتفاع طفيف بضغط الدم Mona Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab ; Supervised Aziz Guirguis Aziz , Shawky Abdelhamid Fouad , Mohammed Abdalhaleem Shendy - Cairo : Mona Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab , 2014 - 82 P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therpay for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points on lowering blood pressure in mild hypertensive patients. Acupuncture effectively reduced BP in hypertensive patients, acupuncture produced a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic BP in mild hypertension. A number of acupoints found to be effective in reducing BP, including pericardium 5, 6 (P 5, 6), stomach 36 (ST 36), large intestine 4, 11 (LI 4, 11), bladder 18, 20 (BL 18, 20), and gallbladder 34 (GB 34). This study used (low frequency TENS) (1 - 15HZ) on 2 acupuncture points large intestine 4, 11 (LI 4, 11) in mild hypertensive for 6 weeks



Acupuncture Mild hypertension TENS