Tag Archive: hypermobility spectrum disorder
Ever since I was young, I was always “different”. I amused my friends and adults by contorting my body into weird shapes. The hyperextension in my arms, abnormally long fingers, and height, in particular, were things that people would often comment on. Starting around the time I was about 12 or 13, I started having View page
Getting an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosis is an ongoing process that can raise more questions than answers. I had always been ‘flexible’ and had problems with my joints in childhood, but my flexibility was encouraged and any pain was brushed off by doctors as ‘growing pains.’ As a child, I briefly participated in dance and gymnastics View page
I was only 3 when I discovered how bendy I was, and at the time I just thought it was funny. Around age 8 I became symptomatic with joint pain. My GP told me that ‘it’s just growing pains’, ‘it’s weak ankles’. I gave up and accepted the pain. At age 12 I started getting View page
My childhood was a blur of activity. I was, in every sense of the word a tomboy, which for that time period meant a rough and tumble girl. I’m from a small town in Kansas, and my grandparents lived on acreage there. My happiest moments were spent feeding chickens, gathering eggs, caring for horses, picking View page
EDS ECHO is tackling several key issues facing patients with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD): supporting clinicians in increasing their knowledge; helping clinicians network with each other to discuss care; increasing access to care by increasing the number experienced clinicians, and supporting community advocates in raising awareness of EDS and HSD. View page
My greatest barrier with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has been finding my own voice. Symptoms started as a young child with unbearable leg pain at night. Then, in high school, I began having many gastrointestinal issues. I still wanted to participate on my school’s cross country team; one day while running alone I lost consciousness. Once I View page
The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) published a statement this week, concluding that they are of the opinion that the ‘evidence base is insufficient to support the development of guidelines for hypermobility’. We are disappointed that the BSR has made this decision. We are also disappointed that the BSR never invited The Ehlers-Danlos Society and View page
The Ehlers-Danlos Society is pleased to share with you our Research Grant program for 2020. We will announce each grant round over the course of the year but have summarised below the opening dates for your information. Further details will be provided with the online application process with each respective round. We aspire to offer View page
In the summer of 2019 it was announced that there were changes to codes in the ICD-10 directory. We wanted to update our community with what that means going forward. The ICD is owned by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The 5th edition of ICD-10 was published by the WHO in 2016. Many countries use View page
NYC, USA — The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to announce an anonymous gift of $1 million US dollars to advance research within the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and associated symptoms and conditions. This generous donation sets the foundation for vital research, and has enabled The Ehlers-Danlos Society, in conjunction with The EDS View page
