Pain Management for Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

Specific Aids

Head and Neck

Pillows: These come in a variety of shapes, degrees of softness and price. Car pillows help to support your neck, especially if you fall asleep. Desk slope (or ring binder files) help when you are writing.

Thoracic Spine and Shoulders

Gentle vibrating massagers can provide relief for stiff achy muscles.

Lumbar Spine

'Sitfit' cushions, seat wedges, lumbar rolls, car support back rests, car seat wedges, mattress overlays, pillows laid lengthways in the bed to support your back and hips, big exercise balls or swiss balls (to help re-educate balance), kneeler chairs.

There are all sorts of aids to encourage good posture with computer use: shaped keyboards, paper holders, arm supports etc.

Knees, Hips, Feet and Heels

Shooting stick type seats to take on long walks, taking a second pair of shoes to work (with a different heel height), shock absorbing insoles and heel pads, pillows between the knees to sleep, metatarsal domes, support insoles (AOL / Formthotics).

Hands and Arms

Wide grip and light weight pens (Dr Grip), small bags that can be carried across the shoulders, back packs with wide cushioned straps and slings with velcro, front fastenings

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