Mooventhan A, Bharti Sneha, Nivethitha L, Manjunath N K
Department of Research, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College, Chennai, India.
The School of Yoga and Naturopathic Medicine, Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, S-VYASA (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2021 Sep 2;14(3):22-26. doi: 10.3822/ijtmb.v14i3.573. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Ice massage is one of the common hydrotherapeutic procedures. The current study is first of its kind, conducted to evaluate the effect of ice massage to head and spine on blood pressure and heart rate variability in patients with hypertension.
Fifteen hypertensive subjects with the mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of 48.87 ± 11.17 yrs were recruited and underwent only one session of ice massage to head and spine for 20 min. Blood pressure and heart rate variability were assessed before and immediately after the intervention.
Results of this study showed a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure ( = <.001), diastolic blood pressure ( < .001) and heart rate ( = .012), and a significant increase in R-R Interval (the intervals between adjacent R waves in the electro cardiogram) ( = .001) in the post-test assessments compared to its respective pre-test assessments.
Results suggest that 20 min of ice massage to head and spine may reduce blood pressure and heart rate in patients with hypertension. However, there is no evidence that this provides any significant clinical impact for the patient.
冰按摩是常见的水疗程序之一。本研究首次开展,旨在评估对头和脊柱进行冰按摩对高血压患者血压及心率变异性的影响。
招募了15名高血压受试者,平均年龄为48.87±11.17岁,仅接受了一次对头和脊柱的冰按摩,持续20分钟。在干预前及干预后立即评估血压和心率变异性。
本研究结果显示,与各自的干预前评估相比,干预后评估中收缩压(P<0.001)、舒张压(P<0.001)和心率(P=0.012)显著降低,R-R间期(心电图中相邻R波之间的间期)显著增加(P=0.001)。
结果表明,对头和脊柱进行20分钟的冰按摩可能会降低高血压患者的血压和心率。然而,没有证据表明这会对患者产生任何显著的临床影响。