Autonomic Dysfunction & Pots
Research Round-Up, Edition One
Welcome, pardner, to our new feature, Research Round-up! In each issue, we’ll bring you summaries of some of the latest EDS research to hit the medical journals. We’ll usually have five or so articles, but we’ve got a special edition this time—10 articles for your information and enjoyment! Yee-haw! Hitch up your horse, grab a […]
POTS, EDS, and the Scorching Sun: Heat Intolerance & Your Summer Survival Guide
Welcome to the sizzling chronicles of summer, a time when we embrace the sun-kissed longer days, BBQs, and hopefully beach trips! But what if I told you that for some folks, this wonderful season feels more like a daunting endurance test than a relaxing vacation? Today, we delve into the sweltering world of Heat Intolerance, […]
AI Meets Medicine: Can ChatGPT Unlock Answers to Your Medical Questions?
By now, you’ve probably heard the buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) and the hottest new thing in ChatGPT. ChatGPT is growing more rapidly than TikTok – currently averaging a user base of 13 million people every day! Talk about a craze, and it got us thinking. The Chronic Pain Partners media team was curious about […]
Small Fiber Neuropathy is a Common Feature in Hypermobile EDS, Research Finds
New research by a German group of scientists published in the European Journal of Neurology seeks to understand if there is an underlying common cause among hypermobile EDS (hEDS), small fiber neuropathy (SFN), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Their research sheds light on a possible common mechanism behind those three conditions. SFN, POTS & […]
Doctor said it was all in her head, but it was ‘the most common condition’
POSTED 5:48 AM, JUNE 26, 2018, BY CNN WIRE, UPDATED AT 07:37AM, JUNE 26, 2018 Fox 59 File photo Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles is ecstatic about leading the Philadelphia Eagles to victory, but that’s not the triumph he celebrates daily. He gives that medal to his wife, Tori Foles, for what he calls her “amazing strength” […]
“POTs and EDS” Webinar by Dr. Henry Burkholder – Recording Available
EDS Awareness invites you to watch this FREE webinar recording! Sponsored by: www.bodysupportstore.com Dr. Henry Burkholder presents “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTs) and EDS”. He is a Pediatric Cardiologist and presenter at the 2014 EDNF Conference in Houston, TX. PRESENTER: Dr. Henry Burkholder, Pediatric Cardiologist TOPIC: Postural Orthostatic […]
Dr. Peter Rowe – “Is The Physical Examination Normal in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?”
Dr. Peter Rowe discusses 3 areas of dysfunction often found in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients —circulatory disturbances, joint hypermobility, and movement restrictions. These appear to have some commonality with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Fortunately, recent research is beginning to change the previous misperception that there are “no abnormal physical findings with CFS” and refute that it has a “psychosomatic origin”. “In […]
Cleveland Clinic webinar on “POTs, Syncope and Other Autonomic Disorders” held November 12, 2014
Cleveland Clinic webinar Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Time: 12:00 PM (EST) (See link at the bottom of this article to register) Autonomic disorders are neurological diseases which can affect the cardiovascular system. Syncope, Dysautonomia and POTs (Postural Tachycardia Syndrome) are the most common forms. Over one million Americans are impacted with a primary autonomic […]
