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Garett Van Oirschot

What is PoTS?

By Garett Van Oirschot | August 31, 2022

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (aka PoTS) is a form of orthostatic intolerance. The onset of PoTS may be linked to a physical or emotional stress on the body such as infection, trauma, surgery or psychological stress. PoTS is commonly associated with conditions such as hypermobility spectrum disorder and Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

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Strength Training for Children and Adolescents

By Garett Van Oirschot | May 1, 2022

There was a long-held belief that resistance training such as weight machines, free weights etc was only suitable for adults and should be avoided by children and adolescents. We now know for fact that this is untrue.