Approximately one in three adults has high blood pressure (BP) worldwide. Hypertension and its consequences, such as stroke and heart attacks, are enormous public health problems1. The 7th Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure report recommends lifestyle modification (i.e., non-traditional approaches) with or without pharmacological intervention2. Although the effect of acupuncture on hypertension is controversial3,4,5,6,7, acupuncture may offer a non-pharmacological approach to reduce high BP.
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