Hypertension is a very dangerous disorder. It literally
endangers life. This disorder could lead to strokes, heart
attacks, peripheral arteries diseases and to many other diseases.
Hypertension has some known causes such as kidney disorders, tumor
on adrenalin gland, narrowing of aorta and some others. All the mentioned above
causes of blood pressure are not difficult to diagnose with various blood tests
and radiological means. Yet they represent only 8%-10% of all the people suffering
from hypertension. Cases of unknown causes fall into the category called
Essential Hypertension.
As any other disease the hypertensive disease, once diagnosed, can
be treated with medications. If a patient responds to a medication than
doctors can control such condition. In other word blood pressure,
although higher than normal, could be held within a not dangerous range such as
under 140 systolic and under 85 diastolic. Needless to say these medications have side
effects, which initiate other health problems, but of course prevents
hypertension from causing instant death.
People who don’t respond to medications well have to look for some
other means to control hypertension. Very often people could suffer
from high blood pressure/essential hypertension tremendously. At times it could be as high as 220 to 120,
people could be hospitalized for hypertonic crises and yet medications could
not make a decisive difference.
In 1973 the professor I studied from, Alexander Dembo MD PhD, paid
attention that people who suffer from non-responsive to medication high blood
pressure also suffered from neck disorders, tension, discomfort in the neck
area, etc. As a result he came to the conclusion that hypertension
in this case is a secondary to the vertebral artery syndrome.http://medicalmassage-edu.com/articles/46-article30
The answer to why people, suffering from Vertebral Artery
Syndrome, secondary develop high blood pressure, is pretty
simple. The moment when the Vertebral Artery is compressed and the
blood supply to the brain is obstructed, the blood pressure is raised to
compensate for its deficiency. http://medicalmassage-edu.com/articles/46-article30
Recently, the second time in the US, I was involved in the
hypertension related clinical experiment. Ten patients where privately referred
to me to perform massage protocols for Vertebral artery syndrome. All the
ten subjects didn’t respond well to medications. i.e. taking hypertensive
medications didn’t affect them at all. As well all 10 of them suffered
from some neck pain and dysfunctions.
Usually an application of Dembo’s protocol delivers 80 percent
success rate. In this case all ten of the subjects sustained the
successful outcome, controlled hypertension.
Forty five days ago I had completed providing 15 treatments for each of
them. Being in touch with these patients, I know that it is already been more
than 45 days and their blood pressure is under control. To all of them I recommended
self massage home programs.
It is important to mention that, in average, most of the
patients couldn't control hypertension using medications for 3+
years. Some of them suffered heart attacks, as well as according to MRI, minor
strokes.
Interestingly enough, the doctors who referred these patients for
treatment, said that although clinical proof was undisputable, it was not
enough to claim that massage protocols work. Something like this was
said: ”We need to understand this process on a much deeper level before making
claims.”
I can understand and appreciate their drive. I love to have
scientific explanation for everything. For example in my 10 years old
article, I have provided detailed explanation in regards to hypertension
secondary to Vertebral artery syndrome.
In general, however, I am more clinically oriented. To
me it is much more important to help a real person in the field than to be able
to explain in a scientific paper ”on a much deeper level” why what I do
works.
When I put my hands on a person, who has a neck problem,
accompanied by high blood pressure and who is not responding to medications, I
do the step by step massage protocol designed by professor Dembo and I reach
results, such as less pain, tensions and
discomfort within the neck area, as well as normalization
of blood pressure.
I understand scientist’s curiosity, but it is somewhat irritating
to hear “yes, but” all the time.
Once I asked the group of doctors the question regarding “can
anyone of you explain the reason why walls of vertebral arteries have
their own sympathetic plexus innervation, regulating their constriction and
dilation?”
There was silence.
“When we will find the answer to why the Vertebral
Artery have their own sympathetic plexus innervation, then we will find
the answers to why Dembo’s protocol reduces the blood pressure.”
To me as a clinician the issue of publishing well supported
scientific paper and that explain the phenomenon ”on a much deeper level”
carries much lesser weight than saving lives.
Hypertension is a terrible disease, a very dangerous when a person
is not responsive to hypertensive medication. In such a case it’s
the question of “when” rather than “if” the hypertonic crisis will strike.
One of the patients, a fairly wealthy man whom I helped to control his
blood pressure, will privately sponsor large-scale studies. I will work hard at
this studies and, of course, will be delighted if scientists will find more
explanation why Prof. Dembo’s protocol since 1973 is clinically proven as
working.
As far as I know, an appropriately applied protocol of medical
massage in the case of the Vertebral Artery syndrome is the most powerful
clinically and scientifically proven methodology of treatment and this is
the privilege of massage therapist to possibly save people’s life in this
case.
I suspect that the desire of ”being able to explain on a much
deeper level,” aims at the development of medications that will work in
cases of nonresponsive to medication hypertension, secondary to Vertebral
Artery syndrome. This is my private opinion, of course.
Don’t take me wrong. It’s
ok with me if doctors want “to understand on a much deeper levels.” In my
opinion, though, we don't have enough massage therapists prepared to confront
this hypertensive pandemics right now. Therefore, in the meantime, I'm
encouraging everyone to study this protocols, and to implement it.
On my DVD#2 I explain the full protocol for vertebral artery in
detail. The explanation given is similar
to my article but more directed to hands on detailed performance. Much other
material and individual protocols are also presented on this DVD. To learn more
on multiple protocols presented on the DVD#2 please click follow this
link http://medicalmassage-edu.com/dvds-only/66
You're welcome to ask any questions, as well as to post comments.
Best wishes.
Boris
PS. As you will understand from my article, that other type of
essential hypertension that is not secondary to Vertebral artery
syndrome, can also be successfully managed by full body medical stress
management massage, as I am presenting step-by-step protocol on DVD#2.
