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September 11th, 2024
Nociplastic pain, hypermobility, and a sensitized nervous system
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I’ve asked Dr. Leslie Russek, scientific advisor to The Zebra Club, to collaborate to learn about nociplastic pain and how to regulate a sensitized nervous system.
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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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December 15th, 2022
What’s tissue tolerance? Can it help me avoid injury with hypermobility?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Injury prevention – how do we work towards that with hypermobility?
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November 8th, 2022
Should I Squeeze my Glutes when I exercise with hypermobility?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 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.
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October 11th, 2022
Relationships and Chronic Pain
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently did a post about pain management. Someone raised the question on the post of ‘how can I communicate my pain to my partner effectively?’
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July 13th, 2022
Chronic Illness Exercise – Do you mourn your previous regime?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes What’s your relationship with exercise? Has it changed over the years? Did a chronic illness diagnosis change your approach?
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April 18th, 2022
What people don’t see when you live with a chronic illness
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes What’s it like when you go out out – if you do go out out? Is there a lot of preparation and organisation involved?
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November 18th, 2021
Hypermobility Flare-Up Management
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Can 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 sun and a sudden downpour arrives. Sometimes we definitely know rain is coming and we can pack an umbrella but sometimes rain, like a flare-up, can appear when the sky seemed so blue. We just weren’t expecting it.
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October 9th, 2020
Am I Doing This Exercise Right? Progress Not Perfection Wins Every Time.
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 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 maybe you became a regular on Zoom with your regular teacher.
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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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