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Hormones and Hypermobility

How various hormones interact with hypermobility, including why symptoms may worsen around menstruation and things to consider regarding hormonal contraceptives. Read more

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HMSAware - One Step Removed - A Grandparent's View

When someone has a hypermobility syndrome, it isn't just their immediate family that is affected, a little removed are the uncles, aunts, and grandparents watching their children struggle to help their own children manage the condition. One such Grandparent wrote to us about his experience and concerns over his granddaughter's illness and diagnosis.

HMSAware - Getting physical when fully flopped HMSActive

A fully flopped Hannah gets her wriggle on, and an #HMSActive series of videos from our Exercise and Rehab adviser Catherine, there's almost always something you can do, however small - but keep moving #HMSAware

HMSAware - HMSAnonQ, FAQ and the big question...

During the 2018 HMSAware campaign we took questions from the public and formulated them into an FAQ, with an Anonymous Question on the Wednesday evening, taking a look at that perennial question of whether or not hypermobility related health problems are rare. It is reproduced below, with an update taking into account more recent UK based research.

HMSAware - Osteogenesis imperfecta - More than just brittle bones!

Osteogenesis imperfecta is one of the better known, but less understood conditions that falls under our connective tissue disorders umbrella. As part of our 2017 #HMSAware campaign we shared this story from sunny South Africa on living with this condition.

What are hypermobility syndromes?

Hypermobility syndromes is an umbrella term for a number of complex heritable disorders of the connective tissue (HDCTs) which feature among a diverse constellation of symptoms, some hypermobility in some or all of the musculoskeletal system.

"New study confirms systemic nature of hypermobility syndromes, that late diagnosis is common and associated with negative health outcomes."

This long awaited and eagerly anticipated paper has been published today on BMJ Open. Authors of this study are Joanne C Demmler, Mark D Atkinson, Emma J Reinhold, Ernest Choy, Ronan A Lyons, Sinead T Brophy.