Teaching counter pressure maneouvres: Difference between revisions

Then he was asked to stop the countermanoeuvre and step off the tilt table, upon which vasovagal symptoms returned. Standing next to the tilt table he was educated on the application of physical countermanoeuvres in front of a computer video screen. Leg crossing with muscle tensing  (+); squatting and sitting down with legs crossed were practiced to combat vasovagal hypotension. During this training session the continuous blood pressure tracing on the computer video screen was used as feedback to instruct the patient to perform the manoeuvres effectively.