The symptoms that beget a flare are not the same across individuals because each person with hEDS or HSD is unique. Flare patterns can be broken or changed no matter how entrenched they may seem within your system. Building the confidence to navigate flares and improve your baseline health will carry over into how well you can get through a flare, how often they occur, and how quickly you can recover from one.
Join Freyja & guest-host Taylor as they discuss hypermobility type EDS and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD). What it’s like to live with an invisible illness Pros and Cons to diagnosis Movement needs, Nutrition needs, Bracing and Treatment Tune-in to the audio or catch the video on Youtube or Vimeo! If you don’t want to miss…
One of the topmost questions I get asked by clients with hypermobility (inclusive of hEDS & HSD) is how to go about managing a “normal” day. Flares associated with hypermobility come and go and require their own set of management tools, but learning to thrive within the demands of work and life means figuring out…
As discussed in Parts 1: Stress & Anxiety, and Part 2: Hormonal Cycles, hEDS and HSD management requires addressing more than musculoskeletal pain and subluxations/dislocations. Being that it is a connective tissue disorder, the altered collagen structure can affect all bodily systems including organs. The gastrointestinal system (GI) is one of the most under-reported of…
Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders can be complex and confusing at the best of times. What worked yesterday as a strategy for symptoms may not work tomorrow and vice versa. That said, family and friends can play an immensely helpful role in pain & symptom management simply by being there. The following 5 key…
