Abstract :
Hypertension is an increase in systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg
and diastolic blood pressure of more than 90 mmHg. Hypertension is a health
problem in the world because it is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and stroke. Hypertension can be treated with pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapy, namely by foot massage. This application aims to
determine the application of foot massage to reduce high blood pressure in people
with hypertension. This implementation method uses case studies. implementation
of applying foot massage for 3 times in a row in one week. Giving foot massage is
done for 30 minutes in the morning. The results obtained after carrying out the
application were a decrease in blood pressure from 160/100 mmHg to 140/90
mmHg. It can be concluded that there is an effect of foot massage to reduce blood
pressure