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KMID : 1155620200150020009
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
2020 Volume.15 No. 2 p.9 ~ p.18
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Qigong Exercise Therapy for Hypertension: A Systematic Review
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Ahn Jae-Gyu
Lee Sang-Hyun
Kim Hyun-Tae
Park Sun-Young
Heo In
Jeong Min-Jeong
Hwang Eui-Hyoung
Jang In-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study verified the clinical effectiveness of Qigong exercise therapy for individuals with hypertension.
Methods: Ten electronic databases were used for information retrieval. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using Qigong exercise therapy as a treatment for hypertension were included in this study. Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to assess the methodological quality of each RCT.
Results: After a thorough review, six RCTs were deemed eligible. These studies were divided into two groups: Qigong vs. no intervention and Qigong plus anti-hypertensive drug vs. anti-hypertensive drug alone. Among the six RCTs, four studies were Qigong vs. no intervention, and two studies were Qigong plus anti-hypertensive drug vs. anti-hypertensive drug alone. The meta-analysis demonstrated that adding Qigong exercise to anti-hypertensive drug treatment lowers diastolic blood pressure more than the anti-hypertensive drug alone.
Conclusions: Although Qigong exercise is not widely used in the Korean medical field, the results of this study demonstrated the necessity of exercise while controlling hypertension. However, the number of included studies was small, with their high risk of bias. In conclusion, although it is difficult to determine whether Qigong exercise lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients, exercise including Qigong must be parallel with the intake of anti-hypertensive drugs.
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KEYWORD
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Qigong exercise, Hypertension, Systematic review, Meta-analysis, Exercise therapy
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