Chiari

Music Therapy Helps 11-year-old Battle Ehlers-Danlos and Chiari Malformation

The OPUS hospital music program helps James cope with Ehlers-Danlos pain. In addition, a recent study showed 29% lower anxiety levels and a lower average breathing rate in patients who were played music during their operations. Click here  to watch videos demonstrating how the OPUS music therapy program is helping patients. By Dan Russell,  Nottingham Post. “MUSIC is helping an 11-year-old boy […]

Chronically in Pain and in Love – POTS and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

The diagnosis was bittersweet. It was good to finally have an answer …. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome! By Emily McComas CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kyli Wolfson was losing hope. “For most of her life, she had struggled with a lack of energy. She couldn’t keep up with her peers in middle school gym class and tried to work with […]

Dr. Francomano Video: Ehlers-Danlos’ Affect on Multiple Body Systems

Don’t miss these videos! Dr. Francomano, EDS expert, talks about Ehlers-Danlos as a multi-dimensional disorder that can profoundly affect quality-of-life.  She describes how EDS affects multiple body systems–musculoskeletal, neurological, dermatological, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and immunological. She discusses pain, fatigue, autonomic dysfunction, and much more. Chiari, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, CVID, and Mast Cell Activation Disorder are also mentioned. […]