I know what you’re thinking. Why is a chiropractor writing about cookware and cute black and white bears? POTS, PANS, and PANDAS are conditions related to the autonomic and immune systems of the body
POTS- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
This means when someone stands up, their heart has to beat faster because blood pools in their legs. There is a disconnect somewhere between the nerves in the legs and the brain. Normally, when a person stands, the nervous system knows to tighten the blood vessels in the legs to compensate for the pull of gravity on the blood so it doesn’t all pool in the legs and feet. The nerves that control blood vessels and blood pressure are called autonomic nerves. Hence, this condition is a form of dysautonomia, or dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.