EDS Diagnosis
New App Can Help Screen for EDS
The Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT) app empowers patients who suspect they have EDS by putting the first steps of the screening process directly into their hands.
Update On Gene Linked to Hypermobile EDS
A new study, led by Dr. Cortney Gensemer, marks a genetic breakthrough in hEDS research. The KLK15 variant (p.Gly226Asp) has been identified as a direct disease-causing gene in hypermobile EDS, causing connective tissue dysfunction and immune system dysregulation.
We’re Not Confused – The System Is: Community Survey Shouts for EDS/HSD Classification Change
May 2025By Maggie Buckley, BCPA and Christie CoxEDS Patient Advocates and Community Researchers Editor’s Note This article was originally developed as a proposed abstract for submission to The Ehlers-Danlos Society’s scientific symposium. Our goal was to share real data from patients on how the current classification system for EDS and HSD affects diagnosis, care, and […]
New Research Study Finds Everything is Connected, As Many Patients Suspected
A wake-up call to the medical community sent directly with data from commercial health insurers A new study focused on the prevalence of multisystem diagnoses among hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) patients sheds light on a critical aspect of this complex condition: the widespread systemic impact it has on the body and the connection to other […]
Book Review of New EDS Book Symptomatic
The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are complex and multifaceted conditions that have, for decades, challenged both patients and medical professionals alike. Over recent years, several books have been published on EDS. For instance, Dianna Jovin’s Disjointed and Christie Cox’s Holding It All Together, among many others. Recently, Symptomatic joined the list. Edited by EDS experts Dr. […]
Top Ten Reasons EDS SUCKS!
The votes are in! One hundred and sixty-seven (167) of you responded to our survey about the things that SUCK about EDS. What made it into the top spot as the worst of all? Where did your dissatisfactions rank? Scroll down to find out! How we tallied the results: Each respondent received the same 19 […]
Podcasts on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
With growing awareness about the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, varying resources in different types of media developed over the last years. Our Chronic Pain Partners’ Team is collecting their favorite books, podcasts and films on EDS and its comorbid condition in a series of listicles you will find on our website over the next months. We have […]
HEDS or HSD: Study Question Diagnostic Criteria
“The 2017 [hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnostic] criteria were introduced to improve diagnostic specificity but have faced criticism for being too stringent and failing to adequately capture the multisystemic involvement of hEDS,” states a paper titled “Looking back and beyond the 2017 diagnostic criteria for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A retrospective cross-sectional study from an Italian reference […]
