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Effect of TENS on acupoints for postmenopausal hypertension
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on acupoints for postmenopausal hypertension. Forty postmenopausal women (with at least one year after last menstruation) suffering from high blood pressure (diagnosed by a gynecologist) participated in this study. Their blood pressure ranged from 150/95 to 170/108 mmHg, their ages ranged from 50 to 65 years old, and their body mass index (BMI) was less than 35 kg/m². They were selected randomly from Mansoura New General Hospital (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology). This study was conducted from 27 July 2020 to 29 October 2020. The patients were divided randomly into two groups equal in number, 20 for each; the first group (Study group) received low-frequency TENS (4 Hz) on 3 acupoints (Pericardium-6, Spleen-6, and Liver-3) bilaterally at the same time for 40 minutes per session, once per day, 3 days per week for 5 weeks (total 15 sessions) in addition to the antihypertensive drug (Captopril-25 mg tablets twice daily), while the second group (Control group) received the same antihypertensive drug only (Captopril-25 mg tablets twice daily). Hypertension was evaluated by a mercury sphygmomanometer and stethoscope pre and post-treatment of both groups.The obtained results of this study revealed a statistically significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.0001) in both groups, but when compared between the two groups results, it was found that the study group (G1), which treated with low-frequency transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation and antihypertensive drug, showed a statistically significant decrease in SBP (P = 0.001) and DBP (P = 0.0001) than the control group (G2) which treated by antihypertensive drug only