The silent killer is still silently killing! In 2018 almost 500,000 people died due to hypertension or High Blood Pressure (HBP), about 45% (almost half) of the US adult population has hypertension. Are you one of these adults? While HBP is common, it is preventive and can be managed with diet and exercise. While diet and exercise are the most common recommended ways of decreasing HPB, other therapies like massage and acupuncture have both been shown to help decrease blood pressure. When was the last time you received a massage or an acupuncture session for your blood pressure? If you have done either therapies in the past for your high blood pressure, what were the results?
For many Americans HBP does not happen overnight, it can take years of bad choices before you begin to see signs and symptoms. While massage and acupuncture will not cure HBP, multiple services with regular attendance will help decrease HBP and make it more manageable. Weekly massage and acupuncture services can help decrease blood pressure, decrease cortisol, decrease muscle tension, pain reduction, and many more benefits.
If you haven’t had luck with managing your HBP with diet and exercise, try massage and acupuncture. You may see benefits after the first service or it can take several sessions before you have a noticeable difference. In one study massage was administered and 72 hours later a reading was taken, that reading was significantly lower than the control group. Again, acupuncture and massage alone won’t cure HBP, these services will help decrease your blood pressure. It can take a combined force of diet, exercise, and bodywork to help lower your blood pressure to a healthy place. Not all HPB is due to lifestyle, some people have a genetic component that makes decreasing blood pressure harder than the average person. However, many studies still show a significant decrease in blood pressure be it genetic or lifestyle. Here at Precision Healing and Wellness we want to help you! Talk with our professionals about your high blood pressure concerns today! Visit precisionhealing.org to schedule your next appointment!
