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Bonnie was having too many side effects from her blood pressure medication. Her ankles were swelling, and she often felt dizzy and tired. She sought my help in lowering her blood pressure. With regular acupuncture, her blood pressure dropped without having to tolerate the side effects of drugs. She is not alone. Researchers found that patients with hypertension achieved significant short-term reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure following acupuncture treatments, according to a randomized, double-blind study, published in Circulation June 2007.

It is important to note that these results were short-term. When researchers measured blood pressures again at both three- and six-month follow ups, they found mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures had returned to pretreatment levels in the active treatment group. This outcome suggests that reductions in blood pressure are based on receiving regular acupuncture treatments.

This study shows that acupuncture offers an alternative antihypertensive therapeutic option to patients with mild or moderate hypertension who want to avoid drug therapy or use acupuncture as an additional option with other therapies. If you have high blood pressure and would like to explore acupuncture treatments or additional naturopathic treatments for your condition, call CTM for an appointment.