POWER over POTS: A Family guide for Managing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome by Scheldon Kress, M.D. is a non-fiction medical book on the condition called Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome or simply known as POTS. POTS is a relatively little known condition in which blood stays mostly in the lower part of the body on standing up, which increases the heart rate among other symptoms. In this book, Scheldon has provided an in-depth review and analysis of this obscure condition. The book is split into several chapters, each dealing with a certain topic in thorough detail such as what is POTS, what causes its most commonly known symptoms, how to diagnose POTS, the variety of symptoms among various patients, other illnesses or conditions that co-exist with POTS, other conditions that may be confused with POTS, the general prognosis of the condition, ways to recover from this condition and things that can be done even at home to improve the condition, etc. There are also illustrations and diagrams provided in the book that highlight this medical condition and help to explain it medically.

POWER over POTS: A Family guide for Managing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome is a great and informative book. I actually hadn’t even heard of this condition until I read this book. The author has, however, done a good job of explaining what this condition is so that even lay people can understand it. In fact, the entire book is primarily for the lay person to help them get familiarized with the nature of POTS. The writing style is thus easy to understand and does not contain unnecessary medical terminology and jargon. It includes simple illustrations to help explain the medical cause of this condition. This is a well-written and thorough book that anyone suffering from this condition would find immensely helpful.

POWER over POTS: A Family guide for Managing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome is a non fiction account of medical experience penned by author Scheldon Kress, M.D. Written by a physician with a personal connection to the POTS condition, the book aims to shed further light for patients, who often go through years of suffering as they await their diagnosis. In the work, Dr Kress explains the nature of how the condition affects adolescents and young adults and, if uncorrected, can remain with them their whole lives, making daily tasks arduous and painful. Written as a whole family guide, the book aims to show exercises and suggestions for symptom management, reducing the illness’s grip, and providing much needed advice and consolation for families who may have been ignored by other health professionals.

As a writer with an invisible and debilitating condition that took 9 years to diagnose, I praise author Scheldon Kress, M.D. for the care and consideration that has gone into the creation of this book. His personal connection to POTS, through the symptoms his grandson suffered aged 16, puts him in a position to directly relate to family members who have helplessly watched their loved ones suffer, which is reflected in frank and compassionate prose. When you combine this with his medical knowledge and extensive reading on the subject, it presents a full overview of how and why the condition causes so many problems, as well as providing practical advice for physical and emotional well-being. POWER over POTS: A Family guide for Managing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome is a must-read for POTS sufferers and their families.