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September 11th, 2024
Nociplastic pain, hypermobility, and a sensitized nervous system
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I’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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August 26th, 2024
The Connection Between EDS and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes I received my diagnosis of hypermobile EDS because of MCAS, which is probably not the usual route. Back in 2016, I started having a number of symptoms that no doctor could explain. One of the main symptoms was repeated bladder infections and bladder irritability. This went on for 18 months, along with other symptoms like headaches, flushing, rashes, and increased sensitivity to foods and smells I had previously tolerated. I was becoming sicker and sicker with repeated infections and inflammation.
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August 19th, 2024
Pelvic Floor Health in Hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Pelvic floor dysfunction is something I am familiar with in my own experience and something experienced by many of my clients. Let’s dive deep and learn more about the role of this structure.
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August 5th, 2024
How does hypermobility impact your Knees?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Hyperextension of the knees in hypermobility is common. I used the adopt the strangest of standing postures, from simple knee locking to crossing one leg over the other, or actually wrapping one leg around the other one.
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July 25th, 2024
Navigating Menopause with Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When I hit the menopause or rather it hit me, my life changed dramatically.
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July 9th, 2024
If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Pillow struggle is a thing. Is there the perfect pillow to hypermobile necks that will help prevent neck and shoulder pain? This is the number one non-movement related question I get emails and questions about.
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July 1st, 2024
Managing fatigue and it’s impacts
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes First of all, If you have EDS or HSD and suffer from fatigue, you are not alone.
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June 17th, 2024
Understanding hypermobility in the neck
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Neck pain is a common issue faced by those of us with hypermobility. Proprioception and muscle endurance of the neck are essential for functional stability (1). This is often lacking in hypermobility due to joint instability, muscle strains, poor posture, and ligament laxity.
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June 10th, 2024
Understanding double-jointed elbows
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Why write a whole blog about the elbow joint? Well, the elbow joint is like the knee joint – it is impacted by both the action of the wrist and the shoulder. It is the middleman and often ends up taking the strain for poor mechanics elsewhere.
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June 3rd, 2024
Managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome through Exercise
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Have you been told to exercise to help manage your EDS or HSD? Perhaps you have been given no instruction on how to exercise with this condition. Or perhaps you’ve been told to just do pilates or go swimming. Or maybe you’ve been sent to a physical therapist who doesn’t understand hypermobility and makes things worse?
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May 19th, 2024
The EDS Diet by Lorna Ryan
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes We all consume food and exist in a world where opinion and advice on diet is freely shared. The public is pleased to share tips. Family wishes to impart wisdom. Professional patients keen to share their n=1. Healthcare professionals sometimes slide out of scope to offer recommendations. And no more so than in the niche arena of Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
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May 14th, 2024
Rib subluxations are common in hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I know it can be a common thing in hypermobility and it is very painful. It can make us anxious about exercising as we fear a subluxation. Some people have even been told by some medical professionals that a rib subluxation is physically impossible – but I think if you have hypermobility you may disagree with this.
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