Chronic high blood pressure (BP), or hypertension , is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. A team of researchers from the US has reported the therapeutic benefits of a new type of therapy , high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) for hypertension .
They found it to be as efficient as the conventional treatment regimen, including dietary and lifestyle modifications and/or pharmacotherapy. Research details Study type: Retrospective analysis of five pilot trials Aim: Impact of IMST on maximal inspiratory pressure (PI Max ) Participants: 67 adults aged 18-82 years; randomized to high-resistance IMST (75% PI Max ) or low-resistance sham (15% PI Max ) training (30 breaths/day, 5-7 days/week, 6 weeks) Results: IMST lowered systolic BP (SBP) by 9±1 mmHg and diastolic BP (DBP) by 4±1 mmHg (p<0.01); BP reductions that were evident by week 2 of training…
