PENGARUH PEMBERIAN TERAPI BEKAM TERHADAP PERUBAHAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI KLINIK BEKAM SEHAT Dr. ABDURRAHMAN PASAR 1 TANJUNG SARI MEDAN SELAYANG TAHUN 2021

Hypertension is one of the most common diseases in Indonesia and third leading cause death for all ages (7.4%). defined as blood pressure that exceeds 140/90 mmHg. Management hypertension can be done with pharmacological, non-pharmacological, tertiary complementary approaches. One therapies used cupping. Cupping a cleansing method by removing wind from body through surface skin sucking. This study aims to determine effect cupping therapy on reducing patients hypertension. The design this was clinical trial group pretest-posttest design. number samples 30 respondents according inclusion criteria, namely sufferers performing 1 intervention before after therapy. results statistical tests found there change pressure, decrease difference mean values ??of systole (4.851) diastole (4.427). test Wilcoxon showing value (p = 0.000) which means p <0.05 so H1 accepted significant hypertensive at Health Clinic dr. Abdurrahman Medan. researcher's suggestion future researchers examine effects long-term