Abstract
Background
Compression garments reduce heart rate and symptoms in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in an acute laboratory setting. Patients taking medications controlling heart rate have less benefit from compression than those not on medications. The...
Compression Stockings Improve Cardiac Output and Cerebral Blood Flow during Tilt Testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a clinical condition in which...
Mod note: A number of posts have been moved from a useful study on this subject:
Compression Garment Reduces Orthostatic Tachycardia and Symptoms in Patients With [POTS], 2021, Bourne et al
This is very interesting. I use compression wear, and swear it helps keep me functioning longer...
Compression Garment Reduces Orthostatic Tachycardia and Symptoms in Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Kate M. Bourne et al
"Abstract
Background
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic form of orthostatic intolerance associated with a significant...
I happened to stumble across this POTS research today:
Splanchnic Venous Compression Enhances the Effects of ß‐Blockade in the Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Emily C. Smith, André Diedrich, Satish R. Raj, Alfredo Gamboa, Cyndya A. Shibao, Bonnie K. Black, Amanda Peltier, Sachin Y...
I’m not entirely sure where to put this in terms of symptoms.
Lately I’ve been experiencing an incredible amount of pressure in my legs; it doesn’t feel like the muscles, but rather maybe blood pooling (this is most noticeable when I’m horizontal, although I might just be paying more attention...
This discussion has been split from the 2019 NIH conference thread
I don't understand that. Orthostatic intolerance is the inability to tolerate standing up. By definition you know you have that if you have it.
Maybe Dr Bateman is referring to haemodynamic changes that might be thought to...
I thought I'd start a thread where folks can post links to documents, videos or websites that have treatment suggestions for Orthostatic Intolerance.
I hope this is not duplicating any existing thread that is in one of the library sections. I looked but did not see one.
Also, by having this...
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