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POTS and other Invisible Illnesses with Jennifer Smallridge

May 11, 2022 • Brad Domek • Season 1 • Episode 10

“There’s an issue with the software, not the hardware”

On today’s podcast we talk to fellow Specialised Health Exercise Physiologist Jennifer Smallridge about all things invisible illnesses! These include but are not limited to conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and specifically on todays podcast, POTS, or Postural Orthostatic Tachicardia Syndrome.

Jen has an abundance of experience working with these target populations out of Melbourne, through her work with Specialised Health, as well as her work in private practice and through the University of Melbourne. We delve into POTS and discuss common symptoms, some causes of POTS, exercise do’s and don’ts and some other strategies that can be helpful in the management of POTS, including Heart Rate Variability. We also touch on the interaction between Long-Covid on POTS conditions, and talk about some real-world examples of POTS patients.

Relevant references: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.860198/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289756/

Additional links:

https://educationinnutrition.com.au/presentations/view/postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots-oi