CLINICAL APPROACH

We approached hypertensive patients with Thai massage. The experiment is an experiment to see if blood pressure can be lowered by a 120-minute Thai massage. It was measured before and after the procedure using a sphygmomanometer, and it was verified whether the blood pressure could be lowered by one procedure. The subject is a woman in her 70s who has chronic hypertension and is taking medicines prescribed in the hospital on a regular basis. She tries to eat a diet that doesn't take too much salt, but she doesn't exercise on a daily basis. After a while after the subject arrived, the blood pressure was first measured, and the blood pressure was measured immediately after the treatment.

By the way, hypertension is a condition in which blood pressure is maintained high beyond the normal range. Although there are often no subjective symptoms of hypertension itself, it is a clinically serious condition because it causes the onset of ischemic heart disease, stroke, renal failure, etc. Hypertension is considered to be one of the lifestyle-related diseases, but it is not something that should be dealt with after middle age, but it is important to keep in mind the correct lifestyle and prevent it from a young age. In general, it is important to have a low-salt diet, eat vegetables, do not smoke, and exercise moderately.

The experiment was to see if there was a change in blood pressure before and after the Thai massage for about 120 minutes, but before and after the procedure, a decrease in blood pressure was observed. With a 120-minute Thai massage, it took about 45 minutes to approach the foot. Energy lines are concentrated on the legs, and it has been known from many past experimental results that blood pressure is regulated by giving a "painful" degree of stimulation to this part, but hypertension We were able to confirm that it is also effective for patients who have been diagnosed.

It has been confirmed that the blood pressure drops temporarily, but it has not been verified whether the patient's hypertension can be cured by performing it every day continuously. The biological cause of high blood pressure is unknown, and it may be secondary high blood pressure caused by a specific disease. Lifestyle-related causes include eating a salty diet, lack of exercise, drinking alcohol and smoking.

Until now, high blood pressure has been considered to be a factor that causes "cerebral hemorrhage." Certainly, in postwar Japan, cerebral hemorrhage was a deadly illness. Because of poor nutrition and fragile blood vessels, he could not tolerate high blood pressure and was prone to bleeding. However, in modern times, cerebral hemorrhage has decreased dramatically. The nutritional status has improved, the cell membranes have become stronger, and the blood vessels have become stronger. The fragile and fragile blood vessels seem to be a thing of the past.

The problem is from here. It has become clear that antihypertensive drugs that lower blood pressure may increase the risk of "cerebral infarction," which has increased in Japanese people instead of cerebral hemorrhage. Did you have a cerebral infarction "because" you were taking an antihypertensive drug, not "because" you were taking an antihypertensive drug? about it. The research to support this was published in 2006. Yoichi Ogushi, an emeritus professor at Tokai University School of Medicine, said in a study of 40,000 residents in Fukushima Prefecture, "People who lower their blood pressure with drugs have twice as many strokes as those who do not use drugs." I announced the data.

Cerebral infarction is a disease in which blood vessels in the brain are blocked by blood clots (small blood clots). When the blood vessels become clogged, the heart increases the pressure on the pump and tries to blow the blood clots away. It tries to protect the brain by raising blood pressure. It is not "high blood pressure is the cause of stroke" but "raising blood pressure to cure stroke". If the blood flow is weak, the clogged blood clot cannot be removed. In other words, taking medicines that lower blood pressure is counterproductive and endangers your life.

* It is a rule that Thai traditional massage is not performed for clients with high blood pressure. This item is listed as a contraindication because it may lead to a serious accident due to damage to blood vessels. Therefore, it is necessary to perform extremely delicate treatment while carefully controlling the pressure and reading the changes in physical condition from the client's breathing, body temperature, blood pressure, etc. An inexperienced therapist may cause a serious accident, so please do not do it easily.