PoTS

The Window of Tolerance and Chronic Illness

What is The Window of Tolerance   The Window of Tolerance is a model of nervous system regulation developed by Dr. Dan Siegel.  It describes the optimal zone of arousal – the state where our physiology is balanced, we feel settled enough to connect with others, we can explore, learn and grow.  Inside the window …

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Nervous System Regulation: A Gentle Path to Coming Home to Your Body

Introduction to This Nervous System Regulation Blog   This blog offers a compassionate trauma-informed introduction to nervous system regulation – what it is, why it matters, and how trauma and chronic stress can impact it.  We explore protective responses like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and share trauma-informed nervous system regulation frameworks such as Polyvagal …

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Managing Pain and Fatigue Over the Festive Period

The festive period can be a wonderful time and a difficult one too for a variety of reasons for some people, including for people managing health conditions associated with persistent pain and fatigue.  These health conditions include: persistent pain, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, long covid and PoTS.  If you live with one of these conditions, or another, …

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How Can Physiotherapy Help With PoTS?

Physiotherapy can be helpful for people with PoTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), it is recommended to be with a physiotherapist that has a specialism or special interest in PoTS.  Before we look at how physiotherapy can help let’s look at what PoTS is. What is PoTS?   Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is a form …

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