Previous editions of Research Round-up can be found at the following links: Edition 5 (Pediatrics) Edition 4 (Neurodivergence) Edition 3 Edition 2 Edition 1 Howdy, partners! This Research Round-up has roped in a whole herd of topics for you. We hope you enjoy the read, learn a thing or two, and feel […]
September is recognized internationally as Pain Awareness Month. (Look for hashtags #PainAwarenessMonth and #ThisIsPain on social media). Most types of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder unfortunately cause varying amounts of pain for most patients, so Chronic Pain Partners/EDS Awareness is joining the chorus to raise awareness. It’s in our name, after all!
“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 […]