Hypertension and Massage Therapy

High blood pressure (hypertension) and Massage Therapy

"One study found that people with hypertension who got massage had lower blood pressure and steroid hormones, an indicator of stress."

Hypertension is a condition without symptoms, in which Consistent abnormally high pressure in the arteries increases the risk for stroke, aneurysm, heart failure, heart attack and kidney damage.
The current US standards for normal and high blood pressure are:
NORMAL: Systolic - less (<) 120mm HG/Diastolic -less (<) than 80mm Hg.