ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
The Effect of Dongeui Qigong for Prehypertension and Mild Essential Hypertension.
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- Effects of qigong on systolic and diastolic blood pressure lowering: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Pooled it
- Current Evidence on Traditional Chinese Exercises for Quality of Life in Patients With Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Mind-body therapies intervention for essential hypertension: network meta-analysis based on the antihypertensive effect.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Exercise Training Modalities in Young and Middle-Aged Adults With Prehypertension or Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Effect of exercise based on ACSM recommendations on blood pressure and heart rate in hypertensive patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The Effect of Traditional Chinese Exercises on Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Review
- Association between Exercise and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Residents: A Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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- Exploring the effects of expert-led qigong and self-practice qigong on blood pressure.Integrative medicine research · 2019Article
- Moxibustion for prehypertension and stage I hypertension: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2019Article
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Abstract
Although several previous studies have reported the effect of qigong on lowering blood pressure, rigorous trials are lacking. Studies evaluating the effect of qigong on prehypertension are also scarce. This study aimed to assess the effect of qigong on prehypertension and mild hypertension. Participants with prehypertension or mild hypertension were randomized to the Dongeui qigong group or a nontreated control group. In the qigong group, Dongeui qigong was administered 5 times/week for 12 weeks. The control group did not receive any intervention for blood pressure control. Fifty-two participants were included in this study. Even though diastolic blood pressure was significantly reduced in the qigong group after 8 weeks (
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