Gifts

Illustrated cover image titled “Our Team’s Favorite Go-To Support Aids for EDS/HSD,” featuring sketches of a recumbent bike, shoulder brace, Thera Cane massage tool, SmartCRUTCH forearm crutch, and a McKenzie neck roll pillow arranged across a white background.

Up Close and Personal: Our Team’s Favorite Go-To Support Aids for EDS/HSD

This month, we wanted to give you a peek into the daily lives of our team members by asking them to share a few of their favorite go-to supportive items for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). While these aids might be what work for us personally, we hope they offer inspiration and ideas to help you live your life to the fullest with EDS/HSD.

four boxes near lighted string lights

A Cheerful Gift Guide for People with EDS, Chronic Pain, Chronic Illness, Disability, and Those Who Love Them: Chronic Pain Partners’ 2025 Gift Guide

Shopping for someone with chronic illness or chronic pain can feel weirdly high stakes.Should you get something comforting?Something fun?Something practical?Something that has nothing to do with their medical life at all? The answer: Yes to all of that. This guide mixes comfort items, purely-for-fun treats, and practical helpers that can make life a little easier. […]