Hypermobility

"Graphic for Disability Pride Month featuring the Disability Pride flag with diagonal red, yellow, white, blue, and green stripes on a dark gray background, overlaid with a black accessibility wheelchair symbol in the center."

Disability Pride Month: The World Works Better With Us

Tayler Goectau, AuthorClinical Research CoordinatorDisability Advocate@distaaybledJuly , 2026

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

Transcript:  You’re listening to the EDS Unplugged podcast, brought to you by Chronic Pain Partners, a non-profit supporting the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome community. (Quiet music in the background)   We’re joined today by Kate Schultz, part of the media team at Chronic Pain Partners. Kate not only contributes her skills to their advocacy, but also lives […]

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!

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“Primary Care Without the Gaslighting”: How Chronius Health Is Rethinking Care for People with EDS and Complex Conditions

Karina Sturm: Your tagline—“Primary care without the gaslighting”—really stood out to me. It’s a bold promise. What inspired it, and how does it shape your practice? Danielle Lazarowitz: I started Chronius Health as a patient myself. While I don’t have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, I do have POTS—a common comorbidity—as well as autoimmune diseases like Sjögren’s and […]