The Zebrastrong Blog

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesAt The Zebra Club, I am continually inspired by the stories of our members and their demonstrations of perseverance, courage and transformation in the face of chronic pain and complex conditions.  

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesHave you been referred to physical therapy or physiotherapy to manage your symptomatic hypermobility?

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesLooking back, the signs were there — little things that didn’t seem connected at the time.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesMost of us have probably heard of mindfulness if we live with chronic pain. It is often suggested that the practice of mindfulness can be helpful in pain management.

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesIf you live with hypermobility, EDS, or HSD, chances are you’ve been advised that you need to ‘get stronger’ to manage your condition.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesIf you have EDS or HSD, have you ever experienced that feeling of not being able to take a deep breath or feeling breathless and anxious about breathing?

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesI first started learning about fascia back in 2010 when I attended an in depth anatomy course over the course of a year. It included the wonderful opportunity to attend a cadaver dissection and see and touch this amazing connective tissue we all have.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesIf you have hypermobility, chances are someone has told you that you need to strengthen your ‘core’. This generally involves exercises like sit ups, superman, planks, and wall squats.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutesI’m delighted to hear from Jan Trewartha on this blog.  Jan will share her expertise on scars and adhesions. Aside from being an amazing scar worker, Jan is also the founder of The Fascia Hub.