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Chronic Pain
August 18th, 2025
Pilates for Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Safer, Stabilizing Approach
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesYou’ve probably been told to ‘try Pilates’ at some point – maybe by a well-meaning doctor or physio.
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August 10th, 2025
The Connection Between Hypermobility, Joint Pain, and Instability
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.
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August 4th, 2025
From Struggling to Walk 10 Meters to Walking 2.5km: How The Zebra Club Helped Ian Reclaim His Life with EDS
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI first met Ian at an EDS UK men’s online movement class during the pandemic.
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June 23rd, 2025
Tanya’s Story: How The Zebra Club Transformed My Life with EDS
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.
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June 9th, 2025
Deconditioning in Hypermobility & EDS: It’s Not Just ‘Laziness’
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesHow often do we hear “you’re just deconditioned” – as if that is a personal failing or a lack of effort to maintain our fitness and activity?
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May 27th, 2025
Sebastian’s Experience with The Zebra Club
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.
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May 21st, 2025
Hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Physical Therapy
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesHave you been referred to physical therapy or physiotherapy to manage your symptomatic hypermobility?
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April 8th, 2025
Fascia and Proprioception in Hypermobility and EDS
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.
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March 24th, 2025
Working with Scar Tissue: Generally, and in the Context of EDS
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.
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March 10th, 2025
How to Recognize Hypermobility Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesHave you ever noticed that your joints move way more than other people’s? Maybe you can easily place the palms of your hands on the floor or bend your fingers back further than seems normal.
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February 24th, 2025
Best exercises and stretches for lower back pain
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesI became interested in learning more about the mechanics of back pain after my initial Pilates training. So many people who attend Pilates classes start because they have pain, often back pain. I trained to become a back care specialist in 2009 and started running weekly back pain classes.
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February 14th, 2025
Why does my lower back hurt when walking?
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesThe current advice to to manage low back pain is to stay active (1), but what if walking – one of the most easy and accessible ways to stay active – results in pain?
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The 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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