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Hypotonia, which means low blood pressure

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Hypotonia, which means low blood pressure

This may be due to the fact that hypotension does not have such a negative effect on the cardiovascular system in relation to elevated blood pressure values. It is also estimated that this problem affects 12% of adults. Hypotonia (low blood pressure) is a condition in which the hypertensive blood pressure drops below 100 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). However, this condition raises many concerns due to numerous coexisting conditions. What exactly is hypotension, what are its causes and methods of treatment?

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In everyday medical practice, these symptoms are the basis for checking blood pressure values. Compared with hypertension, which can also lead to a significant decrease in exercise tolerance, problems with concentration, reduced mood, and internal anxiety. With orthostatic hypotension, there is often a feeling of uncertainty about staying on one's feet, inability to stand and walk, falls and pain in the back of the head and neck. In contrast to hypertension which may also go on for long periods of time without symptoms, hypotension most often gives many symptoms that impair daily functioning of the brain. Hypotonia is very often accompanied by an increased sensitivity to the brain and the spinal cord, which often leads to muscle weakness in the limbs, as well as symptoms of heart disease, such as congenital heart defects and heart failure.

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Physical therapies such as massage or hydrotherapy and the use of stretch marks may also be helpful. The appropriate position during the night rest may be also helpful, i.e. the upper half of the body may be elevated by about 20 degrees, which reduces nighttime diarrhoea, or urine delivery.

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