2015, Number 06
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MediSan 2015; 19 (06)
Effectiveness of the acupunctural treatment in patients with mild hypertension
Quintana ME, Pantoja FI, Pérez TO, Rego CI, Calunga CM
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 765-772
PDF size: 141.39 Kb.
ABSTRACT
A study of therapeutic intervention in 66 patients from 20 to 59 years with mild
hypertension who went to the Rehabilitation Room in Segundo Frente municipality in
Santiago de Cuba province was carried out from August, 2013 to the same month of
2014, aimed at determining the effectiveness of the acupunctural treatment in them, for
which 2 groups were formed: a study group, to which the acupuncture was applied, and
a control group who received conventional treatment; both groups were evaluated at 5,
10 and 15 days of initiating the therapy. As main results it was obtained that all the
patients treated with acupuncture decreased the values of high blood pressure in a short
period of time and without necessity of appealing to another therapy type, which
demonstrated that this therapeutic alternative is effective to treat the mild hypertension,
reason why its use was recommended to this disorder.
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