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Published in final edited form as: Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2016 Apr 23;24:19–31. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.04.005

Table 4.

Blood pressure and hypertension conditions that are improved by massage therapy: reference numbers, trial types, comparison groups and primary results.

Condition	Reference	Trial	Comparison	Primary results
Coronary care	52	RCT	usual care	lower systolic & diastolic blood pressure
	53	RCT	usual care	lower systolic blood pressure
	54	RCT	usual care	lower systolic & diastolic blood pressure
	55	RCT	mass by relative	lower Cortisol
Prehypertension	56	RCT	relaxation	lower systolic & diastolic blood pressure
	57	RCT	relaxation	lower systolic &diastolic blood pressure
Hypertension	58	META		lower systolic & diastolic blood pressure