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Qigong Exercise Therapy for Hypertension: A Systematic Review

기공 운동 치료가 고혈압에 미치는 영향: 체계적 문헌 고찰

  • An, Jae-Gyu (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Hyun (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Tae (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Sun-Young (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Heo, In (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jeong, Min-Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Hwang, Eui-Hyoung (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jang, In-Soo (Department of Internal medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 안재규 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 이상현 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 김현태 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 박선영 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 허인 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 정민정 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 황의형 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 장인수 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.11.14
  • Accepted : 2020.12.10
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives This study verified the clinical effectiveness of Qigong exercise therapy for individuals with hypertension. Methods Ten electronic databases were used for information retrieval. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using Qigong exercise therapy as a treatment for hypertension were included in this study. Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to assess the methodological quality of each RCT. Results After a thorough review, six RCTs were deemed eligible. These studies were divided into two groups: Qigong vs. no intervention and Qigong plus anti-hypertensive drug vs. anti-hypertensive drug alone. Among the six RCTs, four studies were Qigong vs. no intervention, and two studies were Qigong plus anti-hypertensive drug vs. anti-hypertensive drug alone. The meta-analysis demonstrated that adding Qigong exercise to anti-hypertensive drug treatment lowers diastolic blood pressure more than the anti-hypertensive drug alone. Conclusions Although Qigong exercise is not widely used in the Korean medical field, the results of this study demonstrated the necessity of exercise while controlling hypertension. However, the number of included studies was small, with their high risk of bias. In conclusion, although it is difficult to determine whether Qigong exercise lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients, exercise including Qigong must be parallel with the intake of anti-hypertensive drugs.

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