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Managing your pain starts with learning what works for you, your body and your lifestyle. That’s why my blog is about more than techniques for managing pain. Here you’ll also find strategies for coping with the emotional and social aspects too.

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Navigating Menopause with Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Associated Conditions, EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

July 25th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Navigating Menopause with Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesWhen I hit the menopause or rather it hit me, my life changed dramatically.

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If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing
EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

July 9th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing

Estimated reading time: 6 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.

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Managing fatigue and it’s impacts
Hypermobility

July 1st, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Managing fatigue and it’s impacts

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesFirst of all, If you have EDS or HSD and suffer from fatigue, you are not alone.

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What is chronic pain?
Chronic Pain, Hypermobility

June 24th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

What is chronic pain?

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).

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Understanding hypermobility in the neck
EDS, Hypermobility

June 17th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Understanding hypermobility in the neck

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesNeck pain is a common issue faced by those of us with hypermobility. I get asked about this so frequently.

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Understanding double-jointed elbows
EDS, Hypermobility

June 10th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Understanding double-jointed elbows

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesWhy 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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Managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome through Exercise
EDS, Hypermobility, Movement & Exercise

June 3rd, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

Managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome through Exercise

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesHave 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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Hypermobility and Stretching
EDS, Hypermobility, Movement & Exercise

May 28th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Hypermobility and Stretching

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesWe know feeling tight is a common experience in hypermobility. When we have looser joints, our muscles often tighten up to try and stabilize. It can feel good at the time to stretch them. We must remember that our muscles are tight for a reason.

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The EDS Diet by Lorna Ryan
EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

May 19th, 2024 | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

The EDS Diet by Lorna Ryan

Estimated reading time: 3 minutesWe 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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