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| Title |
Effects of Swedish Massage Therapy on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Inflammatory Markers in Hypertensive Women
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| Published in |
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1155/2013/171852 |
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| Authors |
Izreen Supa’at, Zaiton Zakaria, Oteh Maskon, Amilia Aminuddin, Nor Anita Megat Mohd Nordin |
| Abstract |
Swedish Massage Therapy (SMT) is known for its therapeutic relaxation effects. Hypertension is associated with stress and elevated endothelial inflammatory markers. This randomized control trial measured the effects of whole body SMT (massage group) or resting (control group) an hour weekly for four weeks on hypertensive women. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured before and after each intervention and endothelial inflammatory markers: vascular endothelial adhesion molecules 1 (VCAM-1) and intracellular adhesion molecules 1 (ICAM-1) were measured at baseline and after the last intervention. Massage group (n=8) showed significant systolic BP (SBP) reduction of 12 mmHg (P=0.01) and diastolic BP (DBP) reduction of 5 mmHg (P=0.01) after four sessions with no significant difference between groups. Reductions in HR were also seen in massage group after sessions 1, 3, and 4 with significant difference between groups. VCAM-1 showed significant reduction after four sessions: the massage group showed reduction of 998.05 ng/mL (P=0.03) and the control group of 375.70 ng/mL (P=0.01) with no significant differences between groups. There were no changes in ICAM-1. In conclusion, SMT or resting an hour weekly has effects on reducing BP, HR, and VCAM-1 in hypertensive women. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 46% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 9% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Namibia | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Finland | 1 | 2% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 43 | 93% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 7% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 165 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
| Researcher | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 15% |
| Unknown | 54 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 23% |
| Sports and Recreations | 11 | 7% |
| Engineering | 3 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 14 | 8% |
| Unknown | 54 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 73. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 January 2024.
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#593,155
of 25,707,225 outputs
Outputs from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#180
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#4,513
of 210,463 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#10
of 229 outputs
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