Acupuncture Continuing Education

Acupuncture Reduces Mild Hypertension

Acupuncture reduces blood pressure for patients with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension. Researchers investigated patients with mild hypertension to determine the efficacy of acupuncture in combating high blood pressure. Acupuncture successfully reduced both systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) after 8 weeks of acupuncture treatments. The study measured an acupuncture group and […]