High Blood Pressure
Conditions
Keywords
Hypertension, Manual techniques, Blood Pressure, Osteopathy, Treatment
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to determine if 4 manual osteopathic treatment techniques; Spinal manipulation, stretch intrathoracic fascia, sternum recoil and cranial base release has an immediate effect on blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive adults.
Detailed description
30 hypertensive adults (age=50.76±8.66 years, height= 1.75±0.082 m, weight=89.5±19.08 kg), were randomly assigned into one of two equally sized groups; a non- intervention and an intervention group in which patients received 4 manual techniques. Outcome measures included systolic- and diastolic BP pre-treatment and post-treatment 1-,5-, and 10-minutes. Two-way mixed ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.
Interventions
OTHERManual therapy - osteopathic techniques
* HVLAT if any somatic dysfunction in T1-T5 * Stretch intrathoracic fascia x 3 * Recoil sternum x 3 * Cranial base release, 4 phases
Sponsors
International Academy of Osteopathy
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults 18-60 years old. * Primary hypertension. * Hypertension not more than grade 2, defined as: Systolic BP from 135-174 mmHg and diastolic BP from 85-104 mmHg.
Exclusion criteria
* Hypertension grade 3, defined as: Systolic BP from \>175 mmHg and diastolic BP \>105 mmHg, due to high risk of developing stroke, apoplexy and myocardial infarct. * Positive hepato-jugular-reflux test, as a safety-test, to test pathological conditions of the heart. * History of liver, kidney or known heart diseases, diagnosed by family physician as these conditions can contribute to secondary hypertension. * Presence of contraindications for manual treatment, such as (but not limited to); infections, neurological symptoms, inflammation, haemophilia, ankylosis, prosthesis, pregnancy, cancer, osteoporosis, trauma and the use of blood-thinning medicines or corticosteroids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure baseline | Baseline | Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure |
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure post 1-minute | Post 1-minute | Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure |
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure post 5-minute | Post 5-minute | Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure |
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure post 10-minute | Post 10-minute | Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed