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October 15th, 2023 | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
The 3 Types of Hypermobility Pain by Dr. Leslie Russek
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesPain is a signal from your brain that it perceives danger. There are 3 types of pain: nociceptive, neuropathic, and neoplastic.
Read moreJune 14th, 2023 | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
How trauma led me to hypermobility movement therapy
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes“English is my second language. Movement is my first.” Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. I heard this a while ago and it really resonated with me. I’m not sure where I’d be if I hadn’t found movement therapy. For me, movement is so much more than exercise. It’s so much deeper than simple mechanics.
Read moreMay 3rd, 2023 | Estimated reading time: < 1 minutes
Creating safety in our own hypermobile bodies is key
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute“When we feel safe, we can be whoever we were meant to be”. Stephen Porges, author of The Polyvagal Theory, said this at an event I attended with him. I have been curious and passionate about creating a sense of safety for myself and my clients since I created my Integral Movement Method.
Read moreApril 4th, 2023 | Estimated reading time: < 1 minutes
Thanks for sticking with me when things got tough
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute“Thanks for sticking with me when things go tough”. I received this at the end of an email from a lovely EDS client. I work with some very complex cases. There are always going to be ups and downs. A condition like EDS or HSD is never linear. I am prepared for the unexpected.
Read moreJanuary 24th, 2023 | Estimated reading time: < 1 minutes
What’s your breath trying to tell you?
Estimated reading time: < 1 minuteUnderstanding how we breathe and why we breathe the way we do is key to rehab.
Read moreDecember 15th, 2022 | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
What’s tissue tolerance? Can it help me avoid injury with hypermobility?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesInjury prevention – how do we work towards that with hypermobility?
Read moreNovember 8th, 2022 | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Should I Squeeze my Glutes when I exercise with hypermobility?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesSqueezing, pushing, pulling – all words I try to avoid when teaching my hypermobile clients. Why – because they tend to put more tension into the body rather than helping someone move with ease and less pain.
Read moreOctober 11th, 2022 | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Relationships and Chronic Pain
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesI recently did a post about pain management. Someone raised the question on the post of ‘how can I communicate my pain to my partner effectively?’
Read moreAugust 22nd, 2022 | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
What really happens when we lock our joints?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesWhat happens when we lock our Hypermobile Joints? As someone who always stood with locked knees and picked things up with hyperextended elbows, changing this pattern was really important for my joint health.
Read moreThe Zebra Club APP
Hypermobility safe, affordable and effective movement, education and community in the comfort of your own home.
The Zebra Club app is a programme based on the Integral Movement Method. In this programme I will carefully guide you through safe exercises to manage your pain.
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