The Zebrastrong Blog

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesCan we ever really be prepared for a flare-up? And when they arrive, how do we manage them? They can be as unpredictable as the rain. You dress for the sun and a sudden downpour arrives.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesThe International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage”. Pain is considered chronic if it lasts for longer than 3 months (1).

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesI am sure we have all experienced this; you try to stay active and exercise, but despite ‘doing everything right’, you still end up sore, injured, or exhausted.  

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesDo you wake up feeling stiff and achy? Lack of movement overnight can make us feel very stiff in the morning. Maybe your tension increases as the day progresses.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesYou’ve probably been told to ‘try Pilates’ at some point – maybe by a well-meaning doctor or physio.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesJoint pain and instability, including subluxations and dislocations for many people, is probably one of the most challenging aspects of managing symptomatic hypermobility and EDS.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI first met Ian at an EDS UK men’s online movement class during the pandemic.

Estimated reading time: 10 minutesI wish I had learnt about pacing earlier in my health journey. 

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI wasn’t aware of the term brain fog until I started working with the chronic illness community 17 years ago.