Combination therapy of dry cupping and Pece Kau'a (traditional therapy in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia) against blood pressure

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating the influence of combination therapy of cupping and Pece Kau'a on hypertensive patients. The research design that was utilized was experimental design by a pretest-posttest control group approach. The population of this research was all patients who suffered from hypertension in Bima City, West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia. The sample in this research was 60 respondents and this sampling utilized a randomized control trial. The results showed that combination therapy of dry cupping and Pece Kau'a on hypertensive patients could reduce the average of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with a p-value of 0.000. Therapy of dry cupping and Pece Kau’a is expected to be an alternative for medical action in nursing services both in hospitals and Public Health Centers. Besides, the combination therapy of dry cupping and Pece Kau’a could be developed more again.