SLOW STROKE BACK MASSAGE THERAPY IN REDUCING BLOOD PRESSURE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION; LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Hypertension is a condition where a person experiences an increase in blood pressure above normal which results in an increase in morbidity and mortality or mortality. Someone stated suffering from hypertension when blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg. Increasing age causes physiological function and endurance decreased due to degenerative processes (aging) so that the elderly often suffer from both infectious and non-communicable diseases, one of which is hypertension. The more you age, the higher the risk of hypertension. This is due to natural changes in the body that affect the heart, blood vessels and hormones. Efforts to reduce blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension with non-pharmacological therapy is by providing slow stroke back massage therapy. The purpose of this literature study is to know the description of literature studies on the application of slow stroke stroke back massage therapy to decrease blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. The method of writing this literature study was carried out by collecting 3 research journals from Google Scholar published from 2010 to 2019. The results of the three journals show that the effect of slow stroke back massage therapy on blood pressure reduction in elderly people with hypertension.