A Case Report of Dizziness with Postural Hypotension Improved by Korean Medicine Treatment

Background: Postural hypotension refers to a drop in systolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or diastolic 10 more within three minutes after standing up from lying down. Symptoms postural not only include dizziness and blurred vision but also fatigue, cognitive decline, leg weakness, headache, and, severe cases, fainting. is phenomenon that occurs about 6% the total population, Korea, number patients with continuously increasing. Both pharmacological non-drug therapies, which are treatment methods for this disease, do show satisfactory symptom improvement effect.Case summary: A 65-year-old male patient who visited hospital complaining paresthesia due was treated acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine. For evaluation, numeric rating scale (NRS) each used, change according posture measured. After treatment, NRSs dysesthesia were decreased, changes improved.Conclusion: This case report suggests Korean medicine including electro-acupuncture, medicine, can be an effective hypotension.