The Effectiveness Of Wet Cupping And Dry Cupping In Reduccing Blood Pressure In Hypertension Patients

  • Windi Imaningtias University of Pekalongan
  • M. Projo Angkasa Poltekes Kemenkes
  • Sri Mumpuni Yuniarsih University of Pekalongan
Keywords: Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Wet Cupping, Dry Cupping, Alternative Medicine

Abstract

Hypertension is the 5th deadliest disease in the world at various ages. Management of hypertension can be done with a pharmacological, non-pharmacological, or alternative treatments that can treat hypertension is cupping therapy. The purpose of study was to find out the differences in the effect of wet cupping therapy and dry cupping therapy on the back point to decrease blood pressure in hypertension patients in Wonopringgo Village, Pekalongan Regency. This research used a type of pre-experimental design with a pre-post-test design. There are 2 groups (two groups) on this research without a control group. The result of Mann Whitney Test obtained p-value 0,000 <0,05 which mean there is a difference in blood pressure reduction between wet cupping therapy with dry cupping therapy, this is because wet cupping has an effect on blood pressure in hypertension patients, one of which is reducing the volume of blood in the body by removing some of the blood, while dry cupping has a relaxing effect on the heart, kidneys, back veins, such relaxation effect will occur vasodilatation of blood vessels that have previously undergone vasocontriction resulting in a decrease in blood pressure in patients with hypertention. The conclusion of this study is that wet cupping therapy with dry cupping therapy can reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

Author Biographies

Windi Imaningtias, University of Pekalongan

Nursing Student of Health Faculty, University of Pekalongan

M. Projo Angkasa, Poltekes Kemenkes

Nursing Lecturer in Poltekes Kemenkes

Sri Mumpuni Yuniarsih, University of Pekalongan

Nursing Lecturer in University of Pekalongan