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May 28th, 2024
Hypermobility and Stretching
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesWe know feeling tight is a common experience in hypermobility. When we have looser joints, our muscles often tighten up to try and stabilize. It can feel good at the time to stretch them. We must remember that our muscles are tight for a reason.
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May 19th, 2024
The EDS Diet by Lorna Ryan
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesWe all consume food and exist in a world where opinion and advice on diet is freely shared. The public is pleased to share tips. Family wishes to impart wisdom. Professional patients keen to share their n=1. Healthcare professionals sometimes slide out of scope to offer recommendations. And no more so than in the niche arena of Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
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May 14th, 2024
Rib subluxations are common in hypermobility
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesI know it can be a common thing in hypermobility and it is very painful. It can make us anxious about exercising as we fear a subluxation.
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May 10th, 2024
Sleeping with hypermobility: A comprehensive guide
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesWhilst much of the discussion around hypermobility and EDS focuses on movement, a common source of anxiety, frustration and stress for those living with such conditions comes from the other half of our lives – sleep.
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March 13th, 2024
What is Post Exertional Malaise (PEM)?
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesPost Exertional Malaise seems to be a hot topic right now. PEM is a cardinal symptom of ME/CFS.
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March 7th, 2024
POTS and Exercise with Emily Rich, OT
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesOccupational therapist and researcher Emily Rich shares her expertise and advice when it comes to exercising with POTS.
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October 16th, 2023
Managing Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain with Dr. Leslie Russek
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesNociceptive and neuropathic pain are caused by mechanical factors, inflammation, or disease affecting the tissues
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October 15th, 2023
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.
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June 14th, 2023
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.
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May 3rd, 2023
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.
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April 4th, 2023
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.
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January 24th, 2023
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.
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The Zebra Club
Hypermobility safe, affordable and effective movement, education and community in the comfort of your own home.
The Zebra Club 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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