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Swivel-Wheel Folding Carts
Cart for grocery shopping, laundry and easy-carrying $49-55 (See photos below) EDSer comments: – My physical therapist told me to avoid torque on my hypermobile joints. When I described the wrist and shoulder pain I have when grocery shopping, he said that steering the grocery shopping cart was a big contributor. I thought it was only from […]
Learn more about Ring Splints
The Beautiful Splint Company in York, UK makes medical jewellery for people who need specific support for their joints, for instance due to arthritis. This film follows Emma, an artist who has Ring Splints made for her fingers due to hypermobility caused by Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which has also resulted in arthritis in her finger joints. […]
Memory Foam Armrest Pads
Most EDSers have problems using a computer. If we work at a desk, our elbows are resting on firm plastic armrests or on a hard desk surface. Either way, we’re placing pressure on the point of our elbow for prolonged periods of time. This leaves us prone to joint pain or elbow bursitis, a painful […]
EDS Support Group Directory in Development at www.EDSawareness.com
www.EDSawareness.com launched its new online resource at the EDNF Learning Conference last week in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We had an overwhelming response”, says John Ferman, Founder. “My wife passed away in 2008 – never knowing EDS was the cause of 30 years of chronic pain. This was the same year my daughter was diagnosed with […]
Hypermobility Connective Tissue Disorders
Kristen Means discusses her journey with EDS. 1 in 10 Americans have hypermobility connective tissue disorders, according to EDS expert, Dr. Fraser C. Henderson, Sr. MD. That’s 30 million people – and we don’t know exactly how many are afflicted with EDS. Many of them suffer daily with invisible pain and chronic fatigue. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome […]
Reducing Pain and Effort in the Kitchen
EDSers are often frustrated with kitchen implements – they may be ineffective, difficult to use, or downright painful! Opening jars, bottles and cans are high on the list of complaints. Slicing, peeling, and cutting with knives is often painful. Lifting heavy pots, especially those with long handles, create torque on the wrist that makes it […]
Side-Sleepers Need Knee Support
Sometimes when I am in pain with EDS, I need to sleep on my side. In the past this has been very difficult because I toss and turn until I get the blanket correctly positioned between my knees. This drives me nuts, and I end up moving around in bed to try to get comfortable. Most of […]
What I use to Rest and Sleep
Having EDS … it is often very difficult to get comfortable. I find that this multi-postition back support system helps me rest and sleep. I can use it on the floor or in bed. I can position the wedges the way I want them and get support where I need it. This set is made up of three […]
