Posture and AF

[Padayn01]

Hi Everyone

I talked in my last post about posture and AF and also palpitations, does anyone with AF suffer with this?

This trying to find answers on why I get these palpitations when In certain positions

nhs.uk/conditions/postural-...

[secondtry]

Thank you for highlighting this. I have noted that I get the dizziness on standing up a lot less now that my AF has been controlled, maybe a coincidence of course. The conclusion I draw from this and other factors is that AF may be started by a major event in one's life but there are lots of much smaller lifestyle actions that can raise the threshold so that control can be re- established. Backing this theory, I took action on all lifestyle matters at once and although conviction and persistence have been fully tested over 6+ years, I still think it well worthwhile to be largely free of the condition.

[EngMac]

I have posted many times that AF is affected by the condition of the spine and how it affects the nerves that control the heart. I have been doing things lately that are changing this for me and my heart behaves differently. It is a guessing game as to what to do since, in 7 years, I have not found any medical studies or people who can help. If I ever succeed at this, I will post the results.

So pay attention to your posture and the feeling that you have in your back before AF starts and you may find a connection. I know by the feeling in my back when AF will start. Now I can adjust my back and have more success stopping the AF before it gets rolling. If it gets away on me, then I cannot stop it right away. It stops if I go for a brisk walk or just on its own at some point. I know exactly when it starts, even when I am asleep, and I know exactly when it stops. I can verify this on my Apple Watch; or, by feeling my pulse . It is pretty cool and very frustrating too when I cannot get it to stop. I am not on any drugs and have never had any heart alterations. Issues in my back can sure affect the sinus heart rate. It is a bit disconcerting when it gets into the low 30's. Moving my back will get it into the 50's usually. Sometimes it will get into the 70's. I have a normally low heart rate. Seven years of fiddling with these symptoms makes be very sensitive to what is happening. Not many people will do what I have been doing. I am retired so my time is a bit more flexible.

Gotta go. Staying too long on the computer is the worst thing for my back.