<![CDATA[Elderly (elderly) is the final stage of development in the human life cycle. With increasing age, physiological functions in the body will decrease due to the aging process, so there will be many diseases that appear when you are old. One of the diseases experienced by the elderly is hypertension. Hypertension in the elderly can occur due to changes in the elasticity of the aortic wall decreased, the heart valves thicken and become stiff, the heart's ability to pump blood decreases, so that its contraction and volume decreases, and loses elasticity of blood vessels due to less effectiveness of peripheral blood vessels for oxygen, increased resistance peripheral blood vessels. This study aims to determine the management of slow deep breathing physiotherapy and Swedish massage therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. After five therapeutic actions with slow deep breathing exercises for 3 times a week and Swedish Massage Therapy three times a week, the results showed that there was a decrease in blood pressure in the hypertensive elderly. Slow deep breathing exercise and swedish massage therapy can lower blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension.]]>
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