All Shakespearian jokes aside, when our bodies are hurting and our joints are unstable, pain can make us desperate for relief. Sometimes...

Receiving a medical diagnosis is a complicated subject. At first, it might seem sacrilegious for a healthcare provider to even suggest...

As the saying goes, "All roads lead to Rome." In the human body, all nerves lead to the brain. Nerves are the little electrical wires...

The first step to reprogramming a sensitive pain alarm is understanding how it works, and why we have pain in the first place. Pain is...

When you have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or a Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD), it can often feel like your joints are out of...

Gaslighting is a term that has recently come into popularity to describe interactions between people in many different settings including...

While most people casually discuss that the weatherperson says it's going to rain tomorrow, people with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia...

While there is plenty to learn about the nervous system, and doctors spend years in school studying how nerves work, this post will give...

Panic attacks are a tricky subject. While they are absolutely a real experience that people have, defining what they are, and why people...

Helping kids with chronic pain grow into successful adults is hard. Here are some parenting tips from a kid who made it.

Pain is an invisible illness. Doctors sometimes struggle to find a reason for pain on imaging because pain isn't something that you can see.

When living with chronic pain, it's hard to know which pains just hurt vs. signal injury. Car alarms can help you understand it better.

Dry needling is gaining popularity amongst patients and physical therapists alike. In the midst of the opioid epidemic, it is gaining...

When working as a clinician that specializes in chronic pain, it doesn't take long before patients begin to ask you questions about their...

Introduction: Holly Zappala, RN, was once a child with chronic pain. As an adult, when she received a formal diagnosis with a chronic...

While you may think it's a cute and catchy rhyme, it drives some parents crazy about their kids with POTS. They just won't sit properly...

If you have frequent symptoms of a urinary tract infection, like burning, urinary frequency, or urinary urgency, your doctor will most...

While most people consider taking a shower to just be part of their daily hygiene routine, for people with POTS, it can be a major...

Millions of people across the country have found themselves planning their lives around their bathroom stops. It can become such a...

Welcome to POTS University, written by a doctor who is a POTS patient, for other POTS patients, and people who are part of their support...