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The effect of massage therapy on blood pressure of women with pre-hypertension.

Mahin Moeini, Mahshid Givi, Zahra Ghasempour, Masoumeh Sadeghi

PubMed · 2011 · 23 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Findings of the study indicated that massage therapy was a safe, effective, applicable and cost-effective intervention in controlling BP of the prehypertension women and it can be used in the health care centers and even at home.

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