Clinical effects of elastic bandage on neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.

Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (OH) often causes troublesome symptoms such as dizziness, syncope and falling, interfering active daily life or various therapies in rehabilitation. Nonpharmacologic measures for treating patients with OH include wearing elastic leotard, head-up tilting at night, etc. Elastic garment or antigravity suits is certainly effective, but it may be uncomfortable and not practical. Although elastic bandage (EB) bound on the lower limbs has been thought to be useful, there is few clinical report about its beneficial evidence. We investigated short-term clinical effects of commercially available EB on OH, and estimated the mechanism of its effectiveness by measuring some blood pressure-related humoral variables in neurodegenerative patients with OH.