TY - BOOK AU - Mona Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab AU - Aziz Guirguis Aziz , AU - Mohammed Abdalhaleem Shendy , AU - Shawky Abdelhamid Fouad , TI - Effect of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points in mild hypertensive patients / PY - 2014/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mona Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab , KW - Acupuncture KW - Mild hypertension KW - TENS N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therpay for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 ER -