To closely examine the effects of the massage treatment as one method of curing hypertension by exploring the effects that one-time circulation-centered massage has on a hypertensive´s blood pressure, this study selected as the subject ten among fifty-yea-old essential hypertensives visiting N clinic, and measured and compared their blood pressures before and after I gave them massage. After stabilizing them, I measured their b l d pressures. In their prone and supine postures, I gave them rubbing massage for twenty minutes from positions proximal to their hearts to ones distal from their hearts to help their artery circulation and circulation-centered strong massage for ten minutes from positions distal from their hearts to ones proximal to their hearts to help their vein circulation. After the massage, I had them rest for five minutes and measured their blood pressures.
Regarding each item analyzed, I calculated the mean and standard deviation before and after the massage. The difference before and after the massage was tested by corresponding t-test and the level of significance was made p<0.05.
The findings are as follows.
First, systolic pressure was 157.70±7.48 before the massage and 143.00±9.39, which is less than before the massage, after the massage, showing statistically significant difference (p<.05).
Secondly, diastolic pressure was 97.80±6.56 before the massage and 95.20±5.18, which is less than before the massage, after the massage, not showing statistically significant difference (p <.05).
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