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September 29th, 2025
Understanding flare-ups in EDS
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesCan we ever really be prepared for a flare-up? And when they arrive, how do we manage them? They can be as unpredictable as the rain. You dress for the sun and a sudden downpour arrives.
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September 17th, 2025
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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September 3rd, 2025
10 Common Movement Challenges People with Hypermobility Face (And How to Fix Them)
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesI am sure we have all experienced this; you try to stay active and exercise, but despite ‘doing everything right’, you still end up sore, injured, or exhausted.
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August 25th, 2025
Why Do People With Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Have Tight Muscles?
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesDo you wake up feeling stiff and achy? Lack of movement overnight can make us feel very stiff in the morning. Maybe your tension increases as the day progresses.
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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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July 29th, 2025
How to Pace with EDS and Hypermobility: A Gentle Guide from the Community
Estimated reading time: 10 minutesI wish I had learnt about pacing earlier in my health journey.
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July 22nd, 2025
EDS, POTS and Brain Fog: Is this normal?
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.
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July 15th, 2025
Scared to Exercise with EDS or hypermobility? You’re Not Alone. Here’s a Safer Way to Start
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.
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July 8th, 2025
If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing
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.
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June 30th, 2025
A Guide for Traveling with EDS & POTS
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.
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