Squeezing, 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. Let's take the Bridge as an example....
What 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. Why do we lock our joints? Subconsciously we think...
What’s your relationship with exercise? Has it changed over the years? Did a chronic illness diagnosis change your approach? Chances are, things had to change. I know my approach did. My clients share their exercise history with me - many people going from being very active...
I’m not sure if it’s more prevalent in the hypermobile community but I see a fair amount of Plantar Fasciitis in the clinic. This is a painful inflammatory condition of the plantar fascia under the foot. This fascia runs from the heel to the toes....
Hyperextension of the knees in hypermobility is common. I used the adopt the strangest of standing postures from simple knee locking to crossing one leg over the other or actually wrapping one leg around the other one. I had no idea it was...
Pelvic floor function in hypermobility is a big topic. Leave me a comment below if you have ever had issues with your pelvic floor tissues. It comes up a great deal with my clients. Many hypermobile people experience a hypertonic pelvic floor with often...
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We’ve probably all ventured into the previously unknown world of online exercise during these unusual times. When our regular gym or Pilates classes closed (or still remain closed), if you wanted to stay healthy and exercise safely you probably turned to YouTube for inspiration. Or...
Thank you all for your interest in my Neck Pain Webinar. I’m delighted to open up registration for this webinar today to explore neck and upper back pain in the Hypermobile community. I’m running the webinar three times on the 22nd July. I wanted to...
We spend a lot of time thinking about our bodies. For those who are lucky to live free from pain or conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), this often focuses our bodies look or the bits we’d like to tone or change. For those of...