AP in HYPERTENSION Poll - 6 separate questions [6 Polls]

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Dear Colleagues on CHA

 

Attilio, I and others are preparing a detailed response to the Kaplan Report on

AP in hypertension.

 

We need feedback ASAP from colleagues who use ACUPUNCTURE to treat

patients with hypertension.

 

We have posted SIX questions relating to AP in hypertension to the Poll

section of the List. Please VOTE ASAP. I you have voted before, you may

change your vote until the poll closes.

 

Because the servers do not allow more than 1 question per poll, we had

to set up SIX separate polls, headed:

ACUPUNCTURE in HYPERTENSION Poll (1) to Poll (6).

 

Please answer ALL polls (1) to (6) ONLY if YOU use ACUPUNCTURE routinely

when treating hypertension.

 

HYPERTENSION is defined as a resting blood pressure (BP, in mm Hg,

systolic and diastolic) >140 (SBP) and >90 (DBP), respectively, confirmed at

least TWICE before acupuncture treatment was given.

 

The URLs to allow you to cast your votes are below:

 

QUESTION 1: It is YOUR professional experience that, in the absence of

western drug- or herbal- antihypertensive medication, ACUPUNCTURE +

lifestyle changes alone can normalise BP in 80 to 100% of hypertensive

patients?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/6tezr

 

QUESTION 2: In the PAST YEAR, in how many hypertensive patients have you

used acupuncture as the only, or main, treatment to normalise their blood

pressure?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/6swhb

 

QUESTION 3: In what PERCENTAGE of hypertensive patients treated in the

PAST YEAR did acupuncture succeed in normalising blood pressure, i.e.,

reduce it to SBP <136 and DBP <91 mm Hg, respectively?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/622so

 

QUESTION 4: Approximately how many sessions of acupuncture were needed

to normalise BP?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/5jjb8

 

QUESTION 5: What was the average interval (in WEEKS) from the start of

acupuncture until BP normalised?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/5yqjb

 

QUESTION 6: Once BP has normalised, about how many acupuncture

SESSIONS per YEAR are needed to MAINTAIN BP in the normal range (give

your estimated average number)?

CHAers VOTE at: http://tinyurl.com/6srr9

 

NOTE: Please do NOT reply to this message. Poll votes are NOT collected via

email. To vote, you must go to the URLs listed above.

 

Some of you have voted on Q1 (or other questions) already, but have not voted

on ALL questions. Please do so ASAP.

 

Many thanks!

Phil

 

PS: The same poll is running now on CHA, PA-L and TCM. If you are a member

of more than one of those lists, please answer the poll on only ONE list