The Effect of Wet Cupping on Baroreceptor Sensitivity in Hypertensive Patients in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi

Fadli Fadli; Sumbara Sumbara; Arabta M. Peraten Pelawi; Suratun Suratun; Rohandi  Baharuddin

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6891

Authors

Fadli Fadli Department of Nursing, Muhammadiyah Sidrap Institute of Health and Science Technology, South Sulawesi, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-2679
Sumbara Sumbara Department of Nursing, Bhakti Kencana University, Bandung, Indonesia
Arabta M. Peraten Pelawi Department of Nursing, STIKES Medistra Indonesia, Bekasi, Indonesia
Suratun Suratun Department of Nursing, IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang, Palembang, Indonesia
Rohandi Baharuddin Department of Nursing, Politeknik Kaltara, Tarakan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6891

Keywords:

Wet cupping, Baroreceptors, Hypertension, Heart rate, Blood pressure

Abstract

Wet cupping therapy removes toxins thereby increasing blood flow and stimulating baroreceptors sensitivity which provides a stimulus to the autonomic nerves. This stimulus reduces the sympathetic nerves’ work and inhibits the vasomotor center, leading to vasodilation, therefore decreasing blood pressure and pulse frequency. This research aims to determine the effect of wet cupping therapy on baroreceptors sensitivity with blood pressure and pulse frequency indicators. It was conducted in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi, eastern Indonesia from February to May 2021. Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) method was used including two groups of 31 respondents each. The intervention group used wet cupping therapy to regulate anti-hypertensive drugs and the control group used anti-hypertensive drugs with blood pressure and pulse frequency measurements until 6 weeks after the therapy. Wet cupping affects baroreceptor sensitivity by reducing the indicators. The result showed a significant difference in blood pressure measurement (systolic; diastolic) before and after the 2-week follow-up period (P = 0.000; P = 0.001), and between 2 and 4 weeks (P = 0.000; P = 0.000), but between 4 and 6 weeks there was no significant difference in the intervention group (P = 0.248; P = 0.583). There was a significant difference in pulse frequency at 2 and 4 weeks after the intervention (P = 0.016). In conclusion, wet cupping therapy effectively increases baroreceptor sensitivity by reducing blood pressure and pulse frequency indicators in hypertensive patients up to 4 weeks limit after the therapy, without any serious side effects experienced by respondents.

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