Smanjeni krvni tlak
(trenutni rezultati kod hipertenzije, prosinac 2007)

Ova meta-analiza 17 objavljenih studija u medicinskoj literaturi (od pažljivo odabranih kontrolnih eksperimenta nasumično je odabrano više od 100 objavljenih studija) objavila je učinke tehnika za smanjenje stresa na povišeni krvni tlak na oko 1000 ispitanika.

Korišteni tretmani su uključivali tehnike poput jednostavnog biofeedback-a, relaxation-assisted biofeedback, progresivno opuštanje mišića, trening upravljanja stresom, i program transcendentalne meditacije. Rezultati statističkih analiza pokazuju da niti jedan od prvih 4 pristupa tretmana nisu pokazali statistički značajnije smanjenje povišenog krvnog tlaka, a program Transcendentalna meditacija je pokazao oboje, i značajno kliničko i statističko smanjenje krvnog tlaka.

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