Episode 11 - How to Manage Syncope (Fainting)

In the eleventh episode of The Dysautonomia Download, we interview Erin Williams. Erin recently completed her PhD in the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, under the supervision of Dr. Victoria Claydon. Her work focused on the role of skeletal muscle pumping in maintaining cardiovascular stability, with a particular emphasis on its application in counterpressure maneuvers for the prevention of syncope (fainting). She is currently working as a researcher in the Sanatani lab at BC Children's Hospital.

In today's episode, we discuss syncope and strategies for preventing fainting, new research in the field, and how to best manage faints. As mentioned in the podcast, the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory works closely with patient advocacy groups. The Dysautonomia Project has just published a book, and there is a link attached below for those interested in learning more!

https://thedysautonomiaproject.org/get-a-book/

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After receiving so many different incorrect diagnoses and also having a Neurologist, Rheumatologist and Cardiologist all not have a clue as to what is going on in my body, doing so many hours of deep dives into what could be going on and how to help myself! I have only just gotten to the diagnosis stage of; POTS, Dysautonomia, hEDS, and yet there is no medical practitioner in Canberra Australia that i have come across that can understand what i was saying (postprandial hypotension syncope episodes after meals) which is still happening.

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