Differentiating POTS from Other Conditions

Critical to successful management of POTS is to educate patients on staying at a consistent exercise level because often patients will overdo it on a good day and do nothing on a bad day. Mr. Mears said that although many exercise protocols are good, they tend not to focus on what he thinks is a key component of POTS management: the ability to recover well from activity. He said a patient can’t move beyond an activity until they reach a good recovery afterward.

Mr. Mears reiterated that the big focus of managing patients with POTS is on recovery and everything else builds from there.

Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical journalist based in Minneapolis.

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