Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: October-December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 44-51
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20221007
Effect of Aerobic Exercise versus Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular Relaxation Technique in Patients with Hypertension
Avsar Rameshkumar Vaishya1, Yagna Unmesh Shukla2, Anjali Bhise3
1Post Graduate Student, Govt. Physiotherapy College and Spine Institute, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, India- 380016
2Principal, Govt. Physiotherapy College and Spine Institute, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, India- 380016
3Ex. Principal and Associate Professor UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India- 380016
Corresponding Author: Avsar Rameshkumar Vaishya
ABSTRACT
Introduction: In the last few decades, the prevalence of hypertension has been drastically increased in India. Hypertension is defined by the presence of a chronic elevation of systemic arterial pressure above a certain threshold value. Proper management of hypertension may require both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Aerobic exercise and Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular relaxation (JPMR) technique both are Non-pharmacological interventions for reducing blood pressure.
Method: Interventional study was done by Random sampling method and conducted on 20 hypertensive subjects. Subject willing to participate, age group 20-55 year both male and female and blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg were included. Subjects not able to understand, psychologically unstable, systemic illness and subject who were not regularly taking medications were excluded. 20 hypertensive subjects, randomly divided into 2 groups. The first group was asked to do 5 sessions of Aerobic exercise for 30-45 minutes per week for 4 week and the second group was asked to do 5 sessions of JPMR for 30 minutes per week for 4 week. In both the groups pre and post systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured in sitting position. Subjective results were established.
Results: Statistical analysis was done using SPSS16. There was statistically significant difference between pre and post value of SBP (p<0.05), DBP (p<0.05) in both groups, but the aerobic exercise showed more significant results as compared to the JPMR.
Conclusion: Hence it can be concluded that Aerobic Exercise is more effective in hypertensive than Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular relaxation technique.
Keywords: Aerobic Exercise, Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular relaxation technique (JPMR), hypertension