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May 5th, 2025
23 Signs You Grew Up with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Symptomatic Hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesLooking back, the signs were there — little things that didn’t seem connected at the time.
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April 29th, 2025
Mindful Movement, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and Hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesMost of us have probably heard of mindfulness if we live with chronic pain. It is often suggested that the practice of mindfulness can be helpful in pain management.
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April 23rd, 2025
Gaining Strength with Hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesIf you live with hypermobility, EDS, or HSD, chances are you’ve been advised that you need to ‘get stronger’ to manage your condition.
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April 14th, 2025
EDS, Hypermobility, and Breathing
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesIf you have EDS or HSD, have you ever experienced that feeling of not being able to take a deep breath or feeling breathless and anxious about breathing?
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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 31st, 2025
Core Strength In Hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesIf you have hypermobility, chances are someone has told you that you need to strengthen your ‘core’. This generally involves exercises like sit ups, superman, planks, and wall squats.
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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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March 3rd, 2025
Essential resources for parents of children with EDS
Estimated reading time: 9 minutesParents raising a child living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome have the same goals as any parent: to see their child grow and thrive at home, at school, and in the community, connecting with others and pursuing their passions. Learning how to achieve these goals in the context of managing chronic symptoms that are experienced with EDS takes extra support and adaptation, and there are resources available to guide parents through the process.
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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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February 10th, 2025
Understanding temporomandibular disorders in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesI’ve shared in a previous blog how my adolescence was plagued by TMJ pain and locking overnight. I struggled to chew food, and it would constantly click. The jaw joint, like any other in the body, relies on stability and proper muscular support. I had some imbalances at that time that caused daily 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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