POTS Treatment Center - Education in Autonomic Control

Located in Dallas, Texas, the POTS Treatment Center provides comprehensive care for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. The condition stems from a dysregulation of the Autonomic Nervous System, in which the fight-or-flight response of the Sympathetic System overrides the Parasympathetic System. This Sympathetic overdrive triggers a collection of symptoms and therefore POTS is a syndrome. The POTS Treatment Center uses a noninvasive and medication-free approach to balance the...

Located in Dallas, Texas, the POTS Treatment Center provides comprehensive care for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. The condition stems from a dysregulation of the Autonomic Nervous System, in which the fight-or-flight response of the Sympathetic System overrides the Parasympathetic System. This Sympathetic overdrive triggers a collection of symptoms and therefore POTS is a syndrome. The POTS Treatment Center uses a noninvasive and medication-free approach to balance the two complimentary systems and improve patients' quality of life. Individuals who participate in the program take part in daily training sessions, which one can complete in only eight days through the accelerated out-of-town treatment program. In these sessions, patients learn crucial biofeedback techniques, which enable them to consciously shift out of sympathetic overdrive and thus reduce or eliminate symptoms. Patients also receive lifestyle and stress management education, nutrition consultation, counseling, sleep optimization and exercise to help them manage their condition and return to healthy functions. At the end of the eight days, patients are given a home program with portable devices to continue training at home, to maintain their progress and make it second nature. Reviews of the POTS Treatment Center express gratitude for the program's effectiveness. Patients report learning to control their condition instead of feeling controlled by it. Able to understand what happens in their brains and bodies, they learn the skills to counteract symptoms and return to an active life.