CLOSED: A Qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of Exercise, Physical Activity and Sport for Males with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)

A Qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of Exercise, Physical Activity and Sport for Males with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)

Research Project Into Males With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders____

This Study Aims to Understand the Perceptions and Experiences of Exercise, Physical Activity and Sport for Males with these Conditions____

The Study Required applicants to Complete an Online Questionnaire, all Information Collected and Provided was Anonymised____

You can find the questionnaire here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX61tvw1HtmwytbatCbkOGcD_Jf8T1k5LgBesXSkOlfWKtdQ/viewform

Please Don’t Hesitate to Contact me Via Email if you have any Questions

You are eligible to complete the study if you are:

18 Years or Older

Male

Have a Professional or Self-diagnosis of

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD)

Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)

Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS)

Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (BHJS)

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Type 3 (EDS Type 3)

This Research Study Design has Received Ethical Approval Through the Ethics Committee at Sheffield Hallam University.

Nuala Lloyd, Sheffield Hallam University

Email Address: [email protected]

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