Tag: eds

  • Personalised Exercise Strategies for Managing POTS, Hypermobility, and EDS

    Personalised Exercise Strategies for Managing POTS, Hypermobility, and EDS

    Navigating life with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), hypermobility, or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) presents unique challenges, especially in the realm of exercise. While exercise is important for overall health and is part of the rehabilitation process, the traditional approach to exercise may not always be suitable for individuals with chronic health conditions. Utilising a personalised…

  • Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and its Relationship to Hypermobility

    Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and its Relationship to Hypermobility

    There is a significant overlap in the conditions and the symptoms of MCAS, POTS and symptomatic hypermobility. Learn more in this informative blog. From an early age, I never really coped with band aids and would always end up with a rash.  By mid 20s, I knew using strapping tape on myself was not a solution…

  • Switching on the Lightbulb to see Hypermobility Disorders

    Switching on the Lightbulb to see Hypermobility Disorders

    In 2022, a group of interested physiotherapists and exercise physiologists decided to increase awareness of hypermobility disorders within the physiotherapy profession. Read more about the hypermobility disorder advocacy group and their plans here: https://www.hypermobilityconnect.com/hypermobility-lectures/ Not Just Bendy Hypermobility Services founder, Sharon Hennessey, presented a zoom webinar titled “Hypermobility: its types and its management” to a group…