SLOW STROKE BACK MASSAGE (SSBM) THERAPY FOR REDUCING BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSION PATIENTS: NARRATIVE REVIEW

Background: Hypertension is a chronic condition when the blood pressure on the increase the blood vessels. Righ know management only focus on pharmacological treatment, in fact, non-pharmacological therapy is also needed in order to maximize the results to be achieved, one of which is through Slow Stroke Back Massage (SSBM) therapy. SSBM is a technique of giving back messages with oil or lotion which is done by rubbing slowly. SSBM therapy can provide a relaxing effect for patients, improve blood circulation, reduce the level of pain felt by patients, improve sleep quality, besides that SSBM can also be useful for lowering blood pressure. Objective: to determine Slow Stroke Back Massage therapy for reducing blood pressure in Hypertension patients. Methods: Narrative review research design. Narrative review sourced from Biomed Central, Google Scholar, Elsevier, Garuda Portal and PubMed identified through the Population, Interventions, Comparison, Outcomes and Study Design (PICOS) system approach. The number of articles used for this research narrative is 11 journals. The journal criteria used were filtered based on the title, abstract and keywords, namely slow stroke back massage therapy, lowering blood pressure, hypertension. Conclusion: Slow Stroke Back Massage therapy can be used in patients with hypertension by doing a massage for 10 minutes for 3 consecutive days and reduce systolic blood pressure by 15 mmHg and diastolic by 10 mmHg.