The Zebrastrong Blog

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesThe Integral Movement Method grew from two things: clinical evidence and my own lived experience with hEDS.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesLoeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare inherited connective tissue disorder that can affect the heart and blood vessels, bones and joints, face and palate, skin, and several other body systems.

Estimated reading time: 11 minutesHeadaches and migraines are among the most common and disabling symptoms people with hEDS and HSD face.

Estimated reading time: 10 minutesIf you have hEDS or hypermobility spectrum disorder, you have probably tried to exercise and ended up more injured, more exhausted, or more in pain than when you started.

Estimated reading time: 12 minutesThe short answer is yes, meditation can absolutely support people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.

Estimated reading time: 14 minutesLooking back, the signs were there — little things that didn’t seem connected at the time.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesMindful movement is the practice of bringing focused, non-judgmental attention to the body as it moves, paying gentle attention to sensation, breath, and alignment.

Estimated reading time: 10 minutesIf you have hEDS or HSD, new research is finally explaining what’s happening in your connective tissue and why it matters for pain, instability, and movement.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesHip hypermobility is a condition in which the hip joint moves beyond its normal range of motion which can lead to pain, instability, and compensatory movement patterns that affect the whole body. What many people call being double jointed in the hips is part of this same picture.