Injury prevention - how do we work towards that with hypermobility? I’m not talking injury from trauma like a fall or an accident. I’m talking those exercise or everyday strains to our soft tissue type of injuries. Many things are going to contribute...
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....
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?' This is such an important question - relationships and communication when living with a chronic illness. ...
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...
What’s it like when you go out out – if you do go out out? Is there a lot of preparation and organisation involved? I have friends who don’t have EDS or chronic illness. They fill their weekends with activities from morning till night...
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’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...