Heat-sensitive moxibustion self-administration in patients in the community with primary hypertension

Zhou, Xu; Wu, Qingni; Zhang, Gaochuan; Wang, Yanping; Liu, Shuqing; Wang, Baiyang; Chen, Zhihua; Zhu, Weifeng; Wang, Fei; Gan, Chun Loo

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000022230

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“…Cheung et al reported trends of improvement in pain and function in older adults with knee osteoarthritis using self-administered electro-moxibustion [41]. While there is a protocol for the self-administration of moxibustion in primary hypertension, further research is warranted [13].…”

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“…The acupoints included CV4 (Gate of Origin in English; Guan Yuan in Chinese), CV6 (Sea of Qi; Qi Hai), and CV12 (Middle Cavity; Zhong Wan) located in the abdomen; LI11 (Pool at the Crook; Quchi); and ST36 (Leg Three Miles; Zusanli) located on both sides of the arm and leg. These acupoints have been used for hypertension in previous studies [12,13,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among non-pharmacological treatments, acupoint stimulation therapies such as acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupressure have shown effectiveness in reducing blood pressure [9][10][11][12]. Unlike acupuncture, moxibustion and acupressure can be performed by the patients themselves [9,13]. Moxibustion involves using burning moxa to generate thermal stimulation, while acupressure utilizes finger pressure or a device [14,15].…”

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“…Additionally, a recent network meta-analysis study suggested that moxibustion may be more effective than acupuncture in lowering diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients [11]. Moxibustion could potentially have other effects in treating hypertension beyond acupoint stimulation [13,16,17]. It has been suggested that heat and fume generated during moxibustion may hypothetically affect vasodilatation and cardiac rhythm and result in mental relaxation, although the exact antihypertensive mechanism of moxibustion is not fully understood [13,16,17].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moxibustion could potentially have other effects in treating hypertension beyond acupoint stimulation [13,16,17]. It has been suggested that heat and fume generated during moxibustion may hypothetically affect vasodilatation and cardiac rhythm and result in mental relaxation, although the exact antihypertensive mechanism of moxibustion is not fully understood [13,16,17].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison of the Effects of Self-Administered Moxibustion versus Acupressure on Blood Pressure, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Parallel Trial

Jung,

Kim

2023

Healthcare

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an 8-week self-administered moxibustion program on blood pressure, stress, sleep quality, and quality of life in hypertensive patients. We compared its effects with those of self-acupressure to assess the feasibility of using moxibustion as a self-management method for hypertension. Forty-six subjects were recruited and randomly assigned to a moxibustion group and an acupressure group. The moxibustion group applied moxa sticks to seven acupoints by themselves five times a week for 8 weeks, while the acupressure group placed acupressure patches on the same acupoints by themselves. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured. Stress was assessed with plasma epinephrine, plasma norepinephrine, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Sleep quality and quality of life were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), respectively. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures decreased in the moxibustion and acupressure groups to a similar extent after the 8-week intervention. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels and PSQI variables were not changed in both groups. PSS decreased only in the moxibustion group. Quality of life related to physical health and environmental health, as assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF, significantly improved to a similar degree in both groups. Both self-administered moxibustion and acupressure therapies were effective in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

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