Effects of traditional relaxing exercise on some biological indices in hypertensive elderly
- Author:
Hien Thi Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traditional relaxing exercise
- MeSH:
Medicine, Traditional;
Exercise;
Hypertension;
aged
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;232(1):42-47
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Research on effect of traditional medicine's relaxing practice on several biological indices of 50 people suffered from blood hypertension. We come to the following conclusion: Traditional medicine's relaxing practice has its effect to several biological indices: Respiratory activity: Breathing frequency and saturation of oxygen (SaO2), do not change when relaxation practice. Circulation activity: Pulse frequency, blood pressure decrease but limb's blood circulation increases. There is a change at Hop coc and Tuc tam ly acupuncture points: Skin temperature increases, Resistance decreases, electric current level decreases
