Archive for the ‘Joint Hypermobility’ Category
Posted on December 30, 2012
Merrily had problems with her joints. She was eventually diagnosed with Hypermobility, a form of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. When Merrily, my ten-year-old daughter, complained this summer that the sole of her left foot was sore, I was surprised to find a large lump in the arch. Our GP put it down to ill-fitting shoes (she lived […]
Posted on December 27, 2012
This is an excellent, medically technical article detailing the hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.The article was written by Marco Castori. Those looking for a detailed description of this disorder will find this article very interesting and enlightening. Abstract “Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, constituting a phenotypic continuum with or, perhaps, corresponding to the joint hypermobility syndrome […]
Posted on September 20, 2012
by Jennie Macdonald As someone who suffers from two chronic illnesses (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) that include fatigue and joint pain as my two major limitations, I understood the extreme need to be efficient with my time and energy in my early years of parenting. For me, a main priority was to […]
Posted on August 5, 2012
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 […]
Posted on July 12, 2012
Former competitive gymnast, J Murphy, continues her challenges with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She has had several surgeries and shares her experiences with EDS. Recently, she celebrates that she is brace-free for the first time in 3 years! “My symptoms haven’t changed. My headaches are still bad but there is not much I can really do about it […]
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