Audio Relaxation Program May Help Lower Blood Pressure In Elderly
Monday, September 22, 2008 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
Study highlights an audio-guided relaxation CD with background sounds of ocean waves and a calming voice may lower blood pressure in elderly people. Listening to Mozart also significantly lowered blood pressure in the study, but to a lesser degree. The technique has been used for chronic pain, but had never been tested in the hypertensive elderly.