Prospect of value and application of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation to control blood pressure in proactive healthcare perspective

Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2024 Apr 25;49(4):409-414. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230114.
[Article in English, Chinese]

Abstract

Hypertension is a global problem threatening human health and life. Although there are many antihypertensive drugs, the low compliance of medication affects its efficacy, and the effect in regulating hypertension has become increasingly prominent. Focusing on the new trend of proactive healthcare management, in the present paper, we made a summary about the status and existing problems of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) in the regulation of blood pressure, and put forward some suggestions, such as selecting acupoints based on classical acupuncture theory to highlight the advantages of TEAS to control blood pressure as a whole, optimizing and screening the parameters of TEAS in the regulation of blood pressure, expanding the research observation indexes etc. We also made a prospect about its future application, hoping to provide new ideas for the proactive regulation, whole-process regulation and integrated regulation of blood pressure.

高血压是威胁人类健康和生命的全球性问题,尽管抗高血压药物众多,但较低的服药依从性影响其疗效,有效控制高血压的重要性日渐凸显。本文围绕主动健康这一健康管理新趋势,总结梳理了经皮穴位电刺激(TEAS)调控血压的现状及存在的问题,提出应基于针灸经典理论选择刺激穴位以突出TEAS整体调控血压的优势、优化TEAS的电刺激参数、扩大研究观察指标等建议,并展望了其未来的应用,以期为高血压的主动调控、全程调控及整体调控提供新的思路。.

Keywords: Acupuncture; Hypertension; Proactive healthcare management; Prospect; Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Points*
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / physiopathology
  • Hypertension* / therapy
  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation*