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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!