email article People with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) found some relief wearing a waist-high compression garment, according to a small 30-person trial with randomized crossover design. On the 10-minute head-up tilt test (HUT), larger areas of compression around the torso were associated with significant downward trends in heart rate (HR) and Vanderbilt Orthostatic Symptom Score (VOSS) symptoms: No compression: HR 109 beats/min on average, with mean VOSS ~25 units Lower leg compression: 103 beats/min, and VOSS ~23 units Abdominal and thigh compression: 97 beats/min, with VOSS ~15 units Full abdominal and leg compression: 92 beats/min, and VOSS ~10 units The study therefore provides "proof-of-principle evidence to support the acute efficacy of this relatively inexpensive and easy to implement treatment" for people with POTS, according to Satish Raj, MD, of University of Calgary in Alberta, and colleagues reporting in the Jan. 26 issue of the