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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.
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. […]
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.
Disability Grants for Home Improvements & Repairs
Jackie August 24, 2020 Over 60 million Americans are living with a disability that affects their everyday activities. Adapting a home to accommodate someone with a disability is often a costly endeavor. However, you may qualify for grants that reduce your out of pocket expenses. Many grants are available for people with disabilities […]
Top 3 Products for EDSers
Check out these product reviews from our EDS support group! **ALL proceeds go to help local EDS support groups and EDSawareness.com programs when you order from www.bodysupportstore.com Click here to view ALL PRODUCTS offered in the online store. _____________________________________________________________________ EDSers’ PRODUCT REVIEWS: Our Ehlers-Danlos support group discussed products that have made a big difference in reducing pain. Here are EDSers’ […]
Hypermobility “Stick Men”
Enjoy the creativity of this EDSer who gets her message across with “stick people” stories, communication cards and signs. At times we need a little humor! Hannah from the U.K. has found an effective way to explain EDS symptoms & needs to the public in a casual and light-hearted tone. Click […]
Face-down “Breathe EASY” pillow
A face-cradle style pillow with airflow channels $28.95 EDSer Comments: – I turned my bed into a massage table by using this pillow as a face cradle. The hypermobility in my neck prevents me from laying with my head to the side. I like how this pillow holds my head straight, and I can […]
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 […]
