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Sensory processing and my dislike of gentle touch
Sensory processing is part of hypermobility syndromes - this article shares why light touch can be so hard to handle.
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Some patient experiences with mast cell activation syndrome
Some patient experiences of MCAS
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Pain Management Priorities from People with Hypermobility
A Patient and Public Involvement project led by Anna Hurley-Wallace (University of Bristol) What is this project about? Long-term...
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Recordings from the HMSA's Big Hypermobility Awareness Weekend
The videos from the HMSA's big hypermobility awareness weekend.
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Phoebe's story
13 year old Phoebe shares her experience of exercising with a hypermobility syndrome. I don't always find exercising easy because I end...
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A hypermobile parent's perspective on supporting their hypermobile child: Starting school.
A parent shares some things that are helping their hypermobile child to thrive as they start school.
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Symptoms of hypermobility
Hypermobility can be associated with a wide range of symptoms. Here's some simple infographics giving an overview of those symptoms.
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HRT and hypermobility
Some information on HRT and how it can impact hypermobile people.
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A teenagers perspective on pain
As a 14-year-old girl who suffers with hypermobility, I have found living with pain quite difficult at times, but I have found many ways...
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Dynamic fabric supports for more functional hypermobile joints
An overview of recent research on the use of dynamic orthosis in symptomatic hypermobility.
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Downloadable 'About hypermobility' info leaflet
A trifold leaflet giving an overview of hypermobility and how the Hypermobility Syndromes Association can help.
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What my pain feels like
Editors note: Anne, our Nottingham Local Group Leader suffered a bout of painsomnia recently, which led to this rather marvellous...
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Long Covid - New research and early findings
Two of the HMSA's Clinical Advisors, Philip Bull and Alan Hakim, in partnership with Long Covid advocate, Gez Medinger have conducted...
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6 Things I wish I’d known about exercise and hypermobility - a patient's perspective
I have a hypermobility syndrome (probably hypermobility Ehlers Danlos syndrome). The Hypermobility Syndromes Association’s (HMSA) topic...
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About my first rendezvous with Tai Chi
Andrea Hebig shares her experience of discovering Tai Chi to help manage her hypermobility syndrome.
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A volunteer's story
I recently went to a genetics appointment for my 7-month-old little boy. When he was having his new born check, the doctor started asking...
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A new screening tool – The Spider
By Simmonds JV1, 2, 3, Ellen Ewer1, 4, De Wandele Inge5, Kazkaz Hanadi2, 6, Ninis Nelly7, Rowe Peter8, Tang Eudora1, 6 Even more exciting 2025 update: The Spider Tool is now available here: The Spider Questionnaire | The Spider Exciting news: An update to this blog, April 2024 . The Adolescent Spider paper has been accepted and is currently available: open access pre proof. (Final paper will come out in the next few weeks.) To view the paper view below: The Spider; a multi
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How can Hypermobility Syndromes affect life insurance?
Thank you to Reassured who have written this sponsored blog post which we hope may be of interest. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Where are we at with the diagnostic terms hEDS, HSD, JHS and hypermobility?
Over the past few months, I’ve interacted with many different health care professionals – physiotherapists, rheumatologists,...
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Getting Physical When Fully Flopped
In 2019 our #HMSAware campaign focused on the challenges of staying active with a hypermobility syndrome, exercising enough to stay...
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