降低血壓
(當今有關高血壓的報告－2007年12月)
該份來自醫學文獻的十七項公開研究的薈萃分析（選自超逾一百份公開研究－－以其運用隨機抽樣調控實施的謹慎研究設計而取用 ）報告了減低壓力技術對於總約一百位患高血壓研究對象的效果。
治療方法包括：簡單的生物反饋、鬆弛輔助的生物反饋、逐步肌肉鬆弛、壓力管理訓練、及超覺靜坐課程。統計分析結果顯示，上述前四種方法均未能降低高血壓，而超覺靜坐則在臨牀及統計方面均顯著降低高血壓。
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