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Managing your pain starts with learning with what is the right approach for you. Discover a range of services that can help you manage Hypermobility EDS.
The Zebra Club app
Begin your journey to safe, healthy, hypermobility friendly movement with our app today.
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Strengthen your Hypermobile Core
On this course, I demonstrate and explain every exercise, including 'watch for' points in the hypermobile body. You can work from the comfort of your home, at your pace.
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Educational training for teachers and therapists
This online course is designed to give you all the essential knowledge needed to work with hypermobile clients...
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Moovlite
Welcome to Moovlite, your comprehensive solution to back pain relief in just 12 weeks.
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The Zebra Club Intensive course
Looking to work with Jeannie? The Zebra Club Intensive course will be launching soon. Register your interest in joining this comprehensive EDS / HSD coaching program here.
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The Zebra Club APP
Hypermobility safe, affordable and effective movement, education and community in the comfort of your own home.
The Zebra Club app is a programme based on the Integral Movement Method. In this programme I will carefully guide you through safe exercises to manage your pain.
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The Zebra Club Intensive Course
Looking to work with Jeannie? The Zebra Club Intensive Course will be launching soon. Register your interest in joining this comprehensive EDS / HSD coaching program here. This course will offer the opportunity to work closely with Jeannie through online weekly live coaching sessions in a small group environment over a set number of weeks.
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What clients say
I look forward to my sessions with Jeannie because she really listens and she totally ‘gets it’. She’s such a warm, compassionate person and very knowledgeable about hypermobility. Jeannie has a way of working with her clients- looking at how you move and the body as a whole to find out what’s happening. I have Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and since seeing Jeannie my posture has changed, my pain has reduced and the way I use my body is just different. If you are undecided about booking an appointment with Jeannie I would say definitely, do it, it’s an investment that you and your body deserve.
Newly diagnosed, it was so refreshing to find a professional movement teacher, with full empathy, and a most impressive wealth of experience. Within the first two sessions, my typical tension and bracing eased markedly, facilitated largely through my first encounter with Reformer Pilates. Then, seeing The Zebra Club app launched and grow over recent years, gives myself and the other members, a real sense of support, validation, and hope, that we can finally use safe and targeted movement practices, to substantially improve our symptoms and quality of life.
Jeannie’s program offered me a pain-free alternative complete with her astute assessment skills and her unwavering empathy. After sessions with Jeannie, I felt like my body had received a healing balm. I was able to practice her exercises without causing a flare-up or causing additional pain. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before. Most importantly, Jeannie’s program gave me hope. Today, because of Jeanie’s program, I have moved into trying so many activities that I would not have previously been able to do.
Working with Jeannie has enabled me to overcome many years of chronic pain and frustration. Her mentorship has been invaluable, and I am so grateful to have movement solutions for pain and fatigue instead of relying on medications or trying to ignore it and power through. The Zebra Club community is also hugely supportive and helpful for tips and tricks for dealing with hypermobility. I'm so thankful for Jeannie and The Zebra Club and highly recommend it to anyone dealing with hypermobility and chronic pain.
From age 11, I have had chronic pain and frequent subluxations. Diagnosed with HSD at 17, every type of therapy I was sent to only made things worse. Discovering Jeannie and working with her has been an absolute game changer. Jeannie's intimate understanding of the EDS body from her wealth of personal and professional experience is very unique. Her x-ray-like vision in detecting and correcting dysfunctional body mechanics is incredible. I have learned how to walk without pain, naturally not lock my hypermobile joints, and activate muscles I didn't know I had. When I first started with Jeannie, I was housebound, but now I am able to attend college full time and work part time.
I have worked with Jeannie Di-Bon face to face for a number of years. Her approach offered me hope and progress where others had failed and has allowed me to recapture confidence and function in my life. Whilst I continue to be a work in progress her expertise has allowed me to find hope for the future where it has historically been lacking.
Discovering Jeannie was a game changer for me. Having struggled with varied physical health problems since my childhood I went on a self-diagnosis journey after I had a problematic pregnancy and birth with my first child - which compounded all my existing health issues. Jeannie has offered patience, guidance and a wealth of knowledge which have helped me to accept, understand and work with my body. Re-educating my nervous system with Jeannie’s guidance has been a slow and gentle process. I feel now I have the tools to take my pain management and future health into my own hands as I understand how my “different” body works and why my body has reacted in certain ways in the past.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about EDS & Hypermobility
It is estimated that up to 20% of the population has hypermobility (Hakim et al, 2004, The genetic epidemiology of Joint Hypermobility).
Hypermobile people are not necessarily weaker but research shows the condition can impact muscle strength and stability. Joint instability means the muscles around the joint may need to work harder which can lead to muscle fatigue and strain. Some hypermobile people may experience muscle weakness, pain, and injury. Hypermobility varies for each individual – some hypermobile people are dancers, gymnasts, and athletes and demonstrate excellent strength and control.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a genetic condition that you are born with. However, symptoms may not become evident until later in life. Children are not usually diagnosed until after the age of 5 because most children are hypermobile. Symptoms may also worsen around times of hormonal changes like puberty, pregnancy and postpartum, and menopause.
There are many support groups for hypermobility. The Zebra Club app has an amazing supportive online community. Organizations like The Ehlers-Danlos Society and Ehlers-Danlos Support UK offer support groups.
The Zebrastrong Blog
Managing your pain starts with learning what works for you, your body, and your lifestyle. That’s why my blog is about more than techniques for managing pain. Here you’ll also find strategies for coping with the emotional and social aspects too.
November 27th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Hypermobility Holiday Gift Guide 2024
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesWe have compiled this massive Hypermobility gift guide! Hopefully, you can find something for yourself or the hypermobile people in your life.
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November 19th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Understanding Spinal Instability
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesI am often astounded by the choice of words and language that is used with patients about their spines. As therapists and clinicians, we need to be mindful of how we explain things to patients and clients so that we do not create fear, misunderstandings, or a sense of vulnerability.
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November 13th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
The connection between hypermobility and “bad posture”
Estimated reading time: 10 minutesI’ve told the story many times of my first visit with a physiotherapist after the birth of my second son. I was experiencing terrible shoulder pain and loss of power down my left arm. He took one look at me and told me I was hanging off my joints and had a terrible posture.
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November 5th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
The link between Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Osteoporosis
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesI met my first osteoporosis client back when I first started teaching. As part of my initial Pilates training, I’d taken additional courses in how to work with osteoporosis so I was able to safely modify exercises for her during a Pilates mat class. Now it is something I regularly receive questions about.
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October 22nd, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Understanding the impact of EDS on pregnancy
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesIt is important to remember that whilst pregnancy can be challenging for some people with hEDS, many people have healthy pregnancies. If you have an hEDS diagnosis, it can help ensure you receive extra attention and individualized care.
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October 14th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Understanding hypermobility in children and young adults
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesIt is important to remember that most children are hypermobile – this does not mean they have a syndrome or connective tissue disorder. Hypermobility can be asymptomatic, and does not mean joints are unstable. Children under the age of six will not be assessed for any hypermobility syndrome as it is a normal part of life and hypermobility can decrease as they age. If however, after this age problems persist, it is worth investigating further.
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October 2nd, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Understanding ankle hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesLateral ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries that occur with activities and recreation in the general population (not considering hypermobility). Up to 70% of people that sprain their ankle have recurring ankle sprains and chronic symptoms (1). I find this is a common issue in the hypermobile population and something I often address with my clients.
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September 25th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Understanding dysautonomia
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesMy first real client introduction to dysautonomia and in this case Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) was back in 2013 when I had a lady join one of my group classes. She told me she would not be able to do any exercises that involved raising her arms above her head as she would faint. She could mitigate this if she was holding a weight in her hands – that would stop the fainting. This makes sense – the autonomic nervous system (ANS) affects blood pressure regulation and blood flow.
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September 18th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Its Connection to Scoliosis
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesWhen I started teaching Pilates mat classes back in 2008, one of the very first clients who joined my classes had scoliosis. I learnt from day one how to work with scoliosis and what was best for this condition (she is still my client today 16 years later, so hopefully I did OK!).
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September 11th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Nociplastic pain, hypermobility, and a sensitized nervous system
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesI’ve asked Dr. Leslie Russek, scientific advisor to The Zebra Club, to collaborate to learn about nociplastic pain and how to regulate a sensitized nervous system.
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