Hypermobility Doctor

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Online physical therapy, personal training and consultations with a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in hypermobility (HSD, hEDS), and the prevention and treatment of associated pain and dysfunction.

The most common story I hear from my new patients with EDS/HSD is how they have tried exercise, PT and of course all the...
04/05/2026

The most common story I hear from my new patients with EDS/HSD is how they have tried exercise, PT and of course all the palliative treatments out there but nothing seems to help. If anything, they will things are gradually getting worse.

The problem is not the patient, it’s the healthcare system that doesn’t see the individual or teach the individual how a problem should be approached. Not by throwing the same old stuff at everyone, but by understanding the patient, the problem and based on this, the solution this specific individual needs. And that these needs aren’t fixed, and therefore our approach has to bend and stretch with us.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

EDS and HSD are more than bendy joints. They are conditions that affect all the tissues that contain collagen, meaning t...
03/31/2026

EDS and HSD are more than bendy joints. They are conditions that affect all the tissues that contain collagen, meaning the entire body. Because of this, your body systems don’t organize themselves neatly by medical specialty, but rather form an integrated whole. While you may have been given a formal diagnosis of one specific condition, it pays to be aware that this can still manifest broadly in body systems not included in the diagnosis. What does this mean? It means that — as one example among many— laxity in the gastrointestinal tract can end up contributing to a mood disorder or dizziness, symptoms that your gastroenterologist would not be on the lookout for. Always remember that you have a body wide condition, not just bendy joints. This will help you better understand your symptoms and take better care of yourself, resulting in better health and function!

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:➡️ therapeutic exercise coac...
03/30/2026

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

There is more to pain than meets the eye. Modern pain neuroscience has helped us understand pain much better, and as a r...
03/26/2026

There is more to pain than meets the eye. Modern pain neuroscience has helped us understand pain much better, and as a result we now have greater power to treat it than before. Unfortunately this is often misinterpreted as discounting or minimizing pain, whereas the whole field exists in order to treat pain.

One way in which I take this into account in my work with my patients, and also with my own rehab, is to proceed in a way that avoids causing more pain. While fear of pain is known to increase it, the path to freedom from pain is not through more suffering.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

Understanding pain is one of the most important steps we can take tar in conquering it. Pain neuroscience has evolved a ...
03/24/2026

Understanding pain is one of the most important steps we can take tar in conquering it. Pain neuroscience has evolved a lot from its origins, but is still often treated purely as a measure of physical injury.

Fortunately understanding pain more deeply opens new and accessible gates for improvement.

Are your healthcare providers taking all of you into account when addressing pain?

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

EDS/HSD care should be holistic, but the healthcare system isn’t. An sense of safety is a very important aspect of res...
03/21/2026

EDS/HSD care should be holistic, but the healthcare system isn’t. An sense of safety is a very important aspect of restoring function and decreasing pain.

If the providers you’re working with don’t recognize this aspect, you can still address it in your own self-care, and bring it up as something you’d like to incorporate.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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Having EDS or HSD (or a child with these conditions) ca feel very confusing. The symptoms that arise cut across medical ...
03/20/2026

Having EDS or HSD (or a child with these conditions) ca feel very confusing. The symptoms that arise cut across medical specialities, yet have to be treated holistically as the body is always an integrated whole.

Understanding your own body is always the first step. Follow me to keep learning!

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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When pain, stress or the anxiety produced by living in a body that isn’t fully coordinated, and produces unreliable prop...
03/17/2026

When pain, stress or the anxiety produced by living in a body that isn’t fully coordinated, and produces unreliable proprioceptive input, causes shallow breathing this can decrease oxygen availability in your tissues and cause more pain.

Pain doesn’t “just happen” because we have a certain diagnosis, but it’s easy to get into a pain cycle and hard to break it if you treat yourself as if though you were a normal person. A body with HSD or EDS is not like a normal body. Understanding why we get into pain cycles is so important in order for us to be able to feel and function better.

So many of us get stuck in the “all or nothing” mindset. Either we’re active or feel like exercise is out the window. I’...
03/13/2026

So many of us get stuck in the “all or nothing” mindset. Either we’re active or feel like exercise is out the window. I’ve fallen into this trap myself! Unfortunately it’s the least effective way to go about helping your hypermobile body feel and function well, whereas the reasonable middle of the road, the Goldilocks approach, the adapting your activity type and level to your present circumstances is what actually helps the most. When in a slump, whether due to pain, injury, fatigue or something else, you’re actually in a good position to work on some extremely important skills — nervous system regulation, proprioception, stability etc — that are otherwise easy you overlook!

📣If you’d like to work with me, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling schedule an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

Follow and share to make sure you don’t miss any posts and to help spread information!

This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

The “forward head posture” and the symptoms it can cause is a good example of why our treatment of hypermobility-related...
03/10/2026

The “forward head posture” and the symptoms it can cause is a good example of why our treatment of hypermobility-related symptoms needs to be holistic. Our whole body is an integrated system where the various parts always affect one another.

📣If you’d like to work with me, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling schedule an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

Follow and share to make sure you don’t miss any posts and to help spread information!

This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

EDS/HSD are body-wide conditions, making wholistic treatment a necessity. Missing one piece — eg the nervous system — is...
03/05/2026

EDS/HSD are body-wide conditions, making wholistic treatment a necessity. Missing one piece — eg the nervous system — is missing the picture.

📣If you’d like to work with me, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling schedule an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

Follow and share to make sure you don’t miss any posts and to help spread information!

This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.


📣If you’d like to work with me, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling schedule an appointment for:➡️ therapeutic exercise c...
03/02/2026

📣If you’d like to work with me, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling schedule an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

Follow and share to make sure you don’t miss any posts and to help spread information!

This post is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes.

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