You were told your scans look normal.
You still don't feel normal.
Brain Health and Chiropractic is a functional neurology clinic in Sioux Falls for people living with POTS and dysautonomia — especially the ones who've been passed between specialists without a clear answer.
Book a Free 15-Minute Discovery CallPOTS isn't a fluid problem. It's a brain interpretation problem.
You've been on salt, compression, and beta-blockers for over a year — and your standing heart rate is still 130+. That's not a compliance failure. Those protocols are built to manage the response, not the misinterpretation driving it.
Cardiology checks the heart. Neurology checks the imaging. Endocrinology checks the labs. The brain interpreting all three is the part that rarely gets looked at. We start there — because that's the part deciding how, and how hard, to make your body react when you stand up.
POTS, explained by the doctor you'd see
A short look at how we think about POTS and dysautonomia — the difference between managing a heart-rate response and finding what's actually driving it.
Three input streams decide how you stand up
Your brain uses three streams of information to hold you upright without a second thought. When one sends the wrong signal — or the brain reads a correct signal wrong — the standing response goes haywire. The racing heart rate is the visible symptom. It usually isn't the cause.
Vestibular
The inner-ear system that tells your brain where your head is in space.
Proprioceptive
Signals from your joints and neck reporting where your body is positioned.
Baroreceptor
The pressure sensors that track blood pressure as you change position.
The whole point of what we do is diagnostic depth: figuring out which stream is sending the wrong information, instead of managing the downstream symptom. The diagnostic depth is the whole point.
We measure function — not just structure
A clean MRI is a starting point, not an ending one. Normal imaging can still sit on top of a brain that isn't functioning the way it should. Functional neurology looks at how the system is working in real time — the assessments a standard work-up doesn't include.
Three different doors. One neurological room.
POTS. Post-concussion syndrome. Long COVID.
They arrive looking like three separate diagnoses, but they often share the same machinery — an autonomic nervous system misfiring after an insult to the brain, whether that's a hit, a virus, or a slow drip of inflammation. The presenting symptom differs. The underlying system is the same. That's why one approach can speak to all three.
How we work: Review · Reset · Restore
Our flagship is the Brain Reset — a 4-day intensive built around a simple idea: the brain can change, and it can be retrained. We start by measuring, build a picture of how your system is functioning, and work from the root rather than chasing symptoms.
Measure first
A functional-neurology work-up to find where the system is misreading — not just where it hurts.
The 4-day intensive
Targeted, in-clinic work to retrain the systems the review identifies.
Build it back
Longer-term support so the gains hold in daily life.
Who we work with
Adults and kids with complex neurological symptoms who've often been told it's stress, or that everything looks fine. If you're managing POTS or dysautonomia and you've tried everything the standard playbook offers, you're exactly who this clinic was built for — and people travel in from across the Midwest to be seen here.
Who you'd be seeing
Dr. Cooper Dykstra
DC, FIBFN-FN, CFMP · FounderDoctor of Chiropractic and board-certified functional neurologist (FIBFN-FN).
Dr. Natalie Haken
PediatricsLeads pediatric care, including the Pediatric Brain Reset for ages 4–12.
Questions people ask before they call
Is there a POTS specialist in Sioux Falls?
Brain Health and Chiropractic is a functional neurology clinic in Sioux Falls that works specifically with people who have POTS and dysautonomia. Rather than managing heart-rate response alone, we assess the brain and nervous-system function behind it. The best first step is a free 15-minute Discovery Call.
Do you work with dysautonomia and autonomic dysfunction?
Yes. Dysautonomia — including POTS — is one of the core reasons people come to us. Our focus is the autonomic nervous system and the brain that's interpreting its signals.
Can a chiropractor or functional neurologist help with POTS?
Functional neurology is a distinct field focused on how the nervous system is functioning, not just its structure. Dr. Cooper Dykstra is a board-certified functional neurologist (FIBFN-FN). [Cooper — confirm the exact way you want this framed; no outcome claim will publish without your words.]
Do you offer autonomic or diagnostic testing?
Diagnostic depth is central to how we work — we measure function that a standard cardiology or neurology work-up typically doesn't. [Confirm the specific testing list to name here.]
I've tried salt, compression, and beta-blockers. What's different here?
Those protocols are built to manage the standing response. We start one step upstream — with how the brain is interpreting position and pressure signals in the first place — and build a plan from what the assessment shows.
Where are you located and how do I get started?
We're at 6810 S Lyncrest Ave, STE 201, Sioux Falls, SD 57108. Call (605) 799-7579 or book a free, no-obligation 15-minute Discovery Call online. Patients travel in from across the Midwest.
