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Title : The effect of isometric hand grip on blood pressure in post menopausal women
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Abstract
Background: The rate of hypertension increases after menopause. Whether estrogen and progesterone deficiency associated with menopause play a role in determining a worst blood pressure (BP). Hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity. Isometric handgrip (IHG) training is a simple intervention endorsed by the American Heart Association as a potential adjuvant BP-lowering treatment. Aim: This current study was designed to investigate the effect of isometric hand grip exercise on blood pressure on postmenopausal hypertension. Subjects And Methods: forty post-menopausal women participated in this study. They complained from hypertension (diagnosed clinically by gynecologist/physician), confirmed by sphygmomanometer instrument. they were selected randomly from outpatient clinic at Luxor general hospital,Their age ranged from 50 to 65 years old, their body mass index were not exceed 35kg/m2, and their blood pressure ranged from 140/90 to 180/110mm/Hg. they were divided randomly into two groups equal in numbers, group A consisted of 20 post-menopausal women who treatment antihypertensive drugs and isometric hand grip exercise (4 sessions /week for 6 weeks),While group B consisted of 20 postmenopausal women who treatment anti-hypertensive drugs only. Blood pressure was assessed by stethoscope and mercury sphygmomanometer for all women in both groups before and after the end of the treatment(6 weeks)