The Zebrastrong Blog

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. 

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesBeing scared to exercise is something I commonly hear about. It makes sense if you have experienced pain or injury in the past.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesPillow 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.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesI do a fair amount of travelling. With an Italian husband, I often take short-haul flights to Italy. With my work, the flights tend to be long-haul, largely to the United States.  

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesThis is a really beautiful story I’d like to share with you. It’s heartwarming, inspiring, and hopefully, gives us all hope of what we can achieve with the right support and solutions at our fingertips.