Q Tests show no clear disease, so how can Korean Medicine treat these symptoms of unknown cause?
A Rather than looking for a specific disease name, Korean Medicine examines where the autonomic balance that evenly regulates circulation and heart rate during postural changes has broken down. This allows an approach tailored to the body's condition even in POTS, where tests show no clear disease.
Detailed Answer
Modern medical testing is strong at finding specific diseases like arrhythmia or thyroid disorders, but POTS — where only the autonomic regulation of circulation and heart rate is disrupted without a clear disease — often does not show up well on standard tests. This means "normal test results" and "genuinely severe symptoms" can coexist, and diagnosis is often made by symptoms after ruling out other diseases.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Korean Medicine uses the body's balance state, not a disease name, as the unit of diagnosis. Through pulse diagnosis and consultation, we determine whether energy or fluids are deficient and where circulatory regulation has become disrupted, then correct that imbalance. This leaves room to intervene by restoring circulatory and autonomic balance, even in POTS cases where no clear disease shows up on testing.
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