Hypermobility

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Getting Tested for Autism as an Adult: What I Learned Going Through It

If you’ve landed here, maybe you have been quietly researching traits of autism, looking up screening questionnaires, and wondering if you could be part of the recently reported 39% of autistic patients that have co-occurring Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD). Before I ever sat across from an evaluator, I spent months reading, […]

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CPP Webinars Are Back! And Why We Need Them More Than Ever

Have you ever clicked on the webinar section of our Chronic Pain Partners website and looked through the archives of the presentations featured? In 2013, our founder, John Ferman, started this highly popular educational series with a clear mission to provide free access to emerging research interpreted by experienced physicians. Wow, did he succeed! Looking […]

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An Interview with Amy Wang-Hiller: Music, Disability, and Advocacy

This month, we spoke with Amy Wang-Hiller, a violinist living with quadriplegia, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), and related complex neuro-connective tissue conditions. As a violin instructor, Amy works with intermediate and advanced musicians navigating changes that affect performance, such as complex neurological disorders. She is also a disability advocate, founder of the InclusiVibe Foundation, and […]

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Disability Pride Month: The World Works Better With Us

  Every July, the disability community marks Disability Pride Month: an annual celebration tied to the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. The ADA was a landmark civil rights law that prohibited discrimination against disabled people in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and government services. It was the result of […]

Tayler sits on white stairs wearing a green sleeveless top and ripped jeans, with an ostomy pouch visible at her waist. Small white flowers are tucked into the waistband of her jeans around the ostomy pouch. She looks toward the camera with a calm, confident expression, portraying everyday life with an ostomy.

My Ostomy Saved My Life

Celebrating My Two-Year Stoma-Versary I used to feel like I couldn’t say, “my ostomy bag saved my life,” because I didn’t get my ostomy bag for the same reasons a lot of people do. Some of the most common reasons people need ostomies are for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), acute infections like diverticulitis, or colon […]

Dr. Rodney Grahame and Jan Groh smiling together at the EDNF conference in Rhode Island in 2013, standing in a warmly lit conference hall. Dr. Grahame is wearing a light beige blazer over a blue striped shirt and brown trousers, while Jan Groh is wearing a patterned dress with a long scarf, glasses, and a wrist brace, holding a blue water bottle.

Remembering Beloved EDS Specialist Dr. Rodney Grahame (1932-2026)

On March 29, 2026, the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome community lost one of our most beloved specialists and longtime champions of EDS, UK rheumatologist Dr. Rodney Grahame. He will be remembered as one of the earliest and most vocal advocates for Hypermobility Syndromes and EDS awareness.   I was first tipped off to the world of hypermobility at […]

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EDS Unplugged Podcast, Episode 1: Invisible Disabilities Awareness with Kate Schultz

We are very pleased to announce the first episode of the EDS Unplugged podcast, brought to you by Chronic Pain Partners. In this episode, Cassandra and Marcia speak with Kate Schultz about what we do here at Chronic Pain Partners and living with EDS in the run up to Invisible Disabilities Week. Listen to Episode […]

Human body illustration with x-ray view showing the skeleton and organs, focused on the lower back area highlighted in red, suggesting pain. Next to this, there is a vertical row of emoji faces showing a range of emotions from sad and tense to dizzy, as well as two faces (one sad, one content) in the bottom left. Along the bottom, there's a large pain scale gauge with green, yellow, orange, and red zones. The needle is pointing toward the red section, indicating severe pain. The text reads "THE PAIN SCALE."

September is Pain Awareness Month

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!