Health Conditions

Dysautonomia is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that cause a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. This dysfunction disrupts the body's involuntary, automatic functions like blood pressure, body temperature, breathing, digestion, heart rate, sweating, etc. Symptoms are often mistaken for anxiety because the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system causes a person to spend more time in the fight or flight state...read more

This is a common type of dysautonomia where the body can't properly manage blood circulation and heart rate. When you sit or stand gravity pulls blood down to your lower body and legs. Your blood vessels don't tighten enough so blood stays pooled in your lower body. This causes your heart to beat faster than normal (tachycardia) to try to get enough blood back up to your brain....read more

This is a complex chronic condition that leaves people with the inability to recover normally following exertion resulting in extreme fatigue. This fatigue is long lasting, not proportional to recent activities and not alleviated by rest. It affects your normal functioning of daily living and can leave a person bed-bound or house-bound. Its cause is unknown, but it is often triggered by an infection...read more

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread pain throughout your body. It's essentially a problem with how your brain and nerves process pain signals. Patients may describe the pain as stiffness, achiness, sharp shooting pain, tingling and numbness....read more

This is an infection-associated chronic condition after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state that affects one or more organ systems. It can be continuous from the time of acute infection or delayed in onset for weeks or months following acute infection. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. Symptoms can resolve over a period of months or can persist for months or years...read more

This immune disorder is caused by a cellular malfunction where mast cells overreact to a harmless, sometimes unknown, trigger. Triggers can include food, medication, odours, and stress. Many parts of the body can be affected. Symptoms can include reflux, diarrhea, vomiting, bladder urgency, swelling, shortness of breath, flushing, itching or unexplained rashes. The symptoms can range from mild to severe to life-threatening anaphylaxis...read more

This syndrome is caused by a dysregulated immune response that leads to inflammation in the brain. It is characterized by a sudden, often overnight shift in a child’s personality. Families typically describe a sudden onset of intense fears, obsessive thoughts, uncontrollable rituals, or restrictive eating. There is a significant departure from the child’s typical behavior and emotional regulation....read more