Progressive muscle relaxation + warm-water foot soaking with red ginger

Progressive muscle relaxation + warm-water foot soaking with red ginger increases sense of relaxation in humans.

“the sense of relaxation increased, affecting the client's quality of rest.”

Human trialhypertension; pretest-posttest comparison without a control groupthree consecutive days

Application of progressive muscle relaxation therapy and red ginger foot soaking for blood pressure reduction: a case study

Jurnal Ilmiah Keperawatan (Scientific Journal of Nursing)·Oct 5, 2026

Progressive muscle relaxation + warm-water foot soaking with red ginger decreases blood pressure in humans (systolic blood pressure −19–24 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure −3–24 mmHg).

“The results showed that systolic blood pressure decreased by 19–24 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 3–24 mmHg during the three days of intervention”

Human trialhypertension; pretest-posttest comparison without a control groupthree consecutive days

Application of progressive muscle relaxation therapy and red ginger foot soaking for blood pressure reduction: a case study

Jurnal Ilmiah Keperawatan (Scientific Journal of Nursing)·Oct 5, 2026