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Online physical therapy, personal training and consultations with a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in hypermobility (HSD, hEDS), and the prevention and treatment of associated pain and dysfunction.

Tight hip flexors (iliopsoas or psoas) despite a lot of stretching? This is a common issue many hypermobile individuals ...
10/15/2026

Tight hip flexors (iliopsoas or psoas) despite a lot of stretching? This is a common issue many hypermobile individuals are dealing with. Often, the issue goes beyond “my hip flexors are juts tight for some reason”. A little investigation into potential causes can often help your body function better with less tightness as time goes on.

Are you dealing with hip flexor tightness?

It can be hard to find expertise to help you with hypermobility-related conditions such as EDS or HSD by simply walking ...
10/14/2026

It can be hard to find expertise to help you with hypermobility-related conditions such as EDS or HSD by simply walking into the nearest mega-hospital. Rest assured, however, that there are individual practitioners that devote their practice to the kinds of challenges you’re dealing with. You don’t have to take “there’s nothing that can be done” for an answer.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

Pain sensitivity is a likely consequence of frequent or ongoing pain. Fortunately it can be modulated and treated. Alway...
10/12/2026

Pain sensitivity is a likely consequence of frequent or ongoing pain. Fortunately it can be modulated and treated. Always question your pain. What is driving it, does it need to be this intense etc?
Remember, people with chronic pain often have both increased pain tolerance and increased pain sensitivity.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

This post is intended to show you that when you’re dealing with a symptomatic hypermobile body, whatever the diagnostic ...
10/08/2026

This post is intended to show you that when you’re dealing with a symptomatic hypermobile body, whatever the diagnostic acronym, your road to recovery and feeling better is not through hardcore strengthening (although that can, and for many, should come later) but through developing body awareness, proprioception, stability and nervous system safety.Often, the cue intended to create stability is “activate your core” . For many symptomatic hypermobile patients, that cue can simply reinforce global abdominal/pelvic bracing. There is actually no universal agreement on what “core” even means. That is why I prefer to talk about the actual muscles that synergistically create stability, first in the trunk and then in the extremities.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.
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When a poorly known condition finally receives more attention, and providers use this as an argument against patients’ c...
10/06/2026

When a poorly known condition finally receives more attention, and providers use this as an argument against patients’ concerns, instead of as a starting point for an investigation into the root cause of the patient’s symptoms, an important opportunity is missed, both for the patient and the provider.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

If you’ve been told that “there’s nothing you can do about hypermobility” you’ve been told the opposite of the truth. Th...
10/01/2026

If you’ve been told that “there’s nothing you can do about hypermobility” you’ve been told the opposite of the truth.

The actual fact is that the hypermobile body requires more care and more careful management and treatment than the average body. How we care for a body with HSD/ cEDS/ hEDS/ clEDS ca make a huge difference.

This includes physical rehabilitation. “Normal people physical therapy” is not designed with hypermobility in mind and often fails. Sometimes, it even makes matters worse.
When it comes to hypermobility, knowledge is power!

If you don’t have a knowledgeable practitioner in your geographical area, referred to my recent post about what to do.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

Trunk / “core” stability is much more than “engaging your abs”. Learning to retrain this important system is key to succ...
09/29/2026

Trunk / “core” stability is much more than “engaging your abs”. Learning to retrain this important system is key to successful rehabilitation of your body, whether your ultimate goal is decreasing pain, increasing strength, decreasing anxiety or even supporting your digestive system.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

If you’re wondering where to start when your body hurts and attempts at fixing it go wrong, this post explains the where...
09/24/2026

If you’re wondering where to start when your body hurts and attempts at fixing it go wrong, this post explains the where and the why.

A sore hip, a clicking shoulder or tight sore shoulders don’t sit in space alone; they sit on top of, and are dependent on your trunk. When our joints - including of the pelvis and the spine - are loser, we are required to do more conscious work to stabilize this foundational part of our body so that the rest of the body can work well and won’t need to signal to us through pain and other symptoms such as muscle tightness, fatigue, and discomfort.

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not specific to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual.

Chances are, you’ve been told that you should “exercise”, and with such vague guidance, in a hyper moral body, the risk ...
09/22/2026

Chances are, you’ve been told that you should “exercise”, and with such vague guidance, in a hyper moral body, the risk is relatively high that problems will arise.

Here are some thoughts, as you navigate some problems that may arise. Have you tried to/ had to incorporate exercise into your regimen without specific guidance? What types of problems have you run into?

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

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This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes and consult a knowledgeable professional well versed in the treatment of hypermobility-related conditions.

🌎 Around the world, individuals with hypermobility-related conditions are facing a similar dilemma: it’s hard to find ph...
09/17/2026

🌎 Around the world, individuals with hypermobility-related conditions are facing a similar dilemma: it’s hard to find physical therapists who understand their condition and can offer appropriate care. The result is too often frustration and despair at disbelief or poor results (and even worsening) instead of knowledgeable support, education and care. Often the patient even ends up educating the provider, and this is obviously not how it should be.

Here I’m trying to capture the scenario and suggest solutions for how patients can proceed when faced with this situation. Please chime in with constructive ideas and experiences. How have you solved the problem?

📣If you’d like to work with me online, see the link bio for 📆 scheduling an appointment for:
➡️ therapeutic exercise coaching
for hypermobility 🌍
➡️ physical therapy (FL and IL)🇺🇸
➡️ consultations 🌍

Follow and share to make sure you don’t miss any posts and to help spread information!

This post refers to conditions of generalized hypermobility; HSD and h/c/clEDS, and not to the other rare subtypes. It is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute specific advice for any given individual. Always take your individual circumstances into account before implementing changes and consult a knowledgeable professional well versed in the treatment of hypermobility-related conditions.

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