Closed: Children 5-11 with hypermobility syndromes (Billings)

Closed 2021 - please do not apply.

LSheila Billings MSc MCSP, conducting a PhD with the University of Hertfordshire, is investigating ”The impact of hypermobile EDS and related physiotherapy from the perspectives of primary school children aged 5-11, their parents and paediatric physiotherapists”.

She proposes to give children a camera with which to document their daily lives with hEDS/gHSD, followed by a chat about the pictures they've taken. She'll also be speaking to Parents/Guardians about caring for a Primary School child.

For more information about the study, or to discuss participation, please contact her on to [email protected]

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