Acupuncture Therapy for Hypertension (I)

VernacularTitle:高血圧の針治療 (第1報)
Author: Terukazu UCHIDA ; Hideo FUJIWARA ; Toshiaki IMOTO ; Shigeki OKADA ; Keiko NAKAYAMA ; Hiromasa INOUE ; Noriko MAEDA ; Shinya ABE ; Sei FURUTANI ; Yoshitomo SHIOAKI ; Naohide KOBAYASHI ; Futomi KOSAKA
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1982;32(1):54-58
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Introduction
Essential hypertension is one of the leading causes of hypertension; responsible for more than 90% of such cases. Diet cure or drug treatment are usually prescribed for this disease. We drew notice to the antihypertensive effects of acupuncture.
Method
Subjects were healthy persons as well as patients complainig of simple essential hypertension. According to the WHO method, they were divided into three groups, e. g. normal, limitaneus, hypertensive. In situ needles were inserted in the antihypertensive points of both auricular sides for one week.
Effect
This treatment gave immediate results in 70% of the limitaneus and hypertensive groups. There was no observable effect for the balance. A number of these subjects were obese; a factor to be considered.
Evaluation
This method is very uncomplex and takes but minimal amount of time to treat patients.