#What Is Hypermobile Illness And Its Symptoms

Noticing these signs of hypermobility? 👀 From feeling the need to “hug” your body when you’re sitting and always running into things… to difficulty with feeling your stretches and workouts in the muscles you expect.. your body might be trying to tell you that you are in fact hypermobile. 🤸 👀 Hypermobile bodies have a more difficult time knowing where they are in space. This makes Hypermobile folks feel more “clumsy”, even if you’re a dancer, gymnast, or athlete. Hypermobility also causes our bodies to compensate for our lack of stability with poor movement strategies that make it harder over time for us to access the muscles we need with functional activities. This means we might be doing house or yard work all day and feel it all in our back instead of our legs. If you are having difficulty doing the things you love (lifting, running, playing with your kids, etc.) AND struggling with pelvic floor dysfunction, hypermobility is likely part of the cause.‼️📚 Pelvic floor physical therapy can help give your body the strength and stability it is craving in a way that is specific to your needs and goals. 💪🤩 If you have questions or want to learn more, DM us with “hypermobility”. #hypermobility #hypermobilitysyndrome #pelvicfloor #pelvichealth #runners #lifting #workout #stretching #mobility #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #fitness #stability #strength #gym #workout #lift #athlete #dancer #active

Who felt this one?? 😅 Idk who needs to hear it- but just because you can’t touch your thumb to your wrist does NOT rule out hypermobility or EDS/HSD Whatsoever. It’s a spectrum folks!!!!! This is your sign to stop gaslighting yourself. We can’t heal what we don’t acknowledge. You are valid❤️‍🩹 #growwithmenatalie #growwithme #nasmcpt #personaltrainer #hypermobile #hypermobility #hypermobileehlersdanlossyndrome #hypermobilityspectrumdisorder #hypermobilitysyndrome #movementismedicine #hypermobileeds #heds #hsd #eds #ehlersdanlos #ehlersdanlossyndrome #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndromeawareness #connectivetissuedisorder #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #chronicpainawareness #jointpain #fibromyalgia #audhd #neurodivergent #healing

Hypermobility isn’t just about flexible joints. It lives everywhere in your body. Most people think hypermobility means you can do the splits or bend your fingers back. But connective tissue is in everything, your organs, your skin, your jaw, your abdomen, your nervous system. Here’s what that actually looks like: • Trachea movement:most people cannot manually move their trachea. Hypermobile connective tissue in the neck means structures that should be anchored aren’t. • High arched palate: one of the most commonly missed hEDS markers. Most people have been told it’s just a quirky physical trait their whole life or had a palate expander and no further information. • Dropping things constantly: poor proprioception means your nervous system isn’t reliably tracking where your hands and grip are. Your body’s WiFi is lagging. • Abdominal distension: connective tissue laxity affects your gut too. That bloating and distension isn’t food or weight. It’s your tissue. • Sitting in weird positions: your body gravitates toward joint compression because it’s looking for the stability it isn’t getting from its own tissue. • Piezogenic heel papules: small fat herniations on the heels caused by connective tissue laxity. Almost never mentioned. Almost universally present. • Post exertional malaise: feeling like you have the flu after minor exertion isn’t weakness or deconditioning. It’s your nervous system paying the tax on a body that works twice as hard just to hold itself together. If you recognized yourself in any of these I promise you you’re not broken, you’re not broken. Your body has been trying to tell you something for a long time. Save this for the person who needs to hear it. 🤍 #heds #hypermobility #hsd

Things that shouldn’t hurt... but do when you’re hypermobile (Part 2) Let’s normalise the reality of living in a body that’s extra bendy put also extra reactive. #hypermobility #EDS #hEDS #chronicpain #jointpain #invisibleillness #butyoudontlooksick #spooniehumour #hypermobilityawareness #painfultruth #spoonielife #chronicillnesshumor #mobilitymatters #bendynotbroken #funnyreel #reelitfeelit #dislocategirly #hypermobileproblems

some more potential signs and symptoms of hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome & co. I’m accepting new patients at my office in the Loop! link in bio to schedule 🦓🫶🏼 #hypermobility #hypermobileehlersdanlossyndrome #hypermobilitysyndrome #hypermobilityspectrumdisorder #ehlersdanlossyndrome #ehlersdanlos #potssyndrome #potsawareness #audhd

Hypermobility is super common and often linked to ADHD. Hypermobility can affect your daily life and often contributes to pain and fatigue. My DM’s are alsways open if you’d like to explore safe ways to exercise with Hypermobility. #hypermobile #hypermobility #EDS #ADHD #Physiotherapy

If only it ended at party tricks & flexibility… 😅 Hypermobility conditions like hEDS & HSD affect your connective tissue, which is found throughout the entire body, head to toe. Therefore, hEDS/HSD impact just about every system in the body and cause symptoms you wouldn’t know were related, unless you understood the bigger picture. hEDS & HSD are far more complex than just “bendy joints.” This video is just a snapshot of what people with connective tissue disorders go through. From chronic pain to GI issues and migraines, the symptom spectrum is broad and impacts everyone a little differently. However, some things ring true for almost all of us despite the variety in symptoms - 1. most of us are out here trying our damn best to survive. 2. Many of us are high achievers who don’t want to slow down but are forced to. 3. A lot of us have been dismissed by the medical system for years (if not decades) and have had to take our care into our own hands. I’m part of this club, and I treat patients in this club every single week. They are some of the strongest, most resilient people I know. And I’m honored to be a part of their journey. 🦓 If you are hypermobile and can relate, follow @nicolepelvicot and @intuitivetherapiespelvichealth for more education on managing EDS & co. Or if you know someone who is hypermobile and seeking to understand what’s going on in their body, send them this post! The more we continue to raise awareness and share our voices, the more we will be HEARD. 🤗 #hypermobility #ehlersdanlossyndrome #edsawareness #chronicillnessawareness #POTS

welcome to the bendy club 🤭 ▪️Use your own body as a fidget toy ▪️Carry a 10lb medical binder with you to appointments because every new doctor says “start at the beginning” ▪️Sit in positions that make others visibly uncomfortable ▪️Own more braces than actual outfits ▪️Casually relocate a joint in the middle of a conversation like nothing happened ▪️Wake up with an injury… from sleeping ▪️Say “my rib moved” and watch people process that sentence in real time #hypermobility #heds #eds #bendyproblems #chronicillnesshumor

WHY these things may correlate with being hypermobile 🤸‍♀️ 🤕 Always getting hurt in the most random ways: extra joint laxity can make even walking down the stairs feel like an extreme sport, and make it far easier to get injured doing “normal” activities 🚶‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ Running into things… constantly: Many people with hypermobility and connective tissue disorders have impared proprioception, making it harder for us to tell where our bodies are in space 🥴 🫣 Chronically tight upper traps: this is an incredibly common area of tightness for bendy folks, due to the muscles being forced to compensate for lax joints in the area 😵‍💫 Getting dizzy + your heart racing when you stand up: potentially linked to dysautonomia such as POTS, a very common comorbidity with things like hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Sydrome) and HSD (Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder) I honestly could make SO many parts to this 🥴🫣 Which ones do you relate to? What would you add to this list? Lmk in the comments 👇 #heds #hsd #potsie #hypermobility

Anyone else? The Hospital Del Mar criteria for hypermobility defines how much the knee cap should move to be considered hypermobile. Love ya! 😜 #Hypermobility #HypermobileEhlersDanlosSyndrome

Read this Hypermobility is a general term meaning too much mobility. This can range from asymptomatic and “quirky” to a really debilitating chronic illness or anywhere in between the 2. I am mildly symptomatic but mostly managed through stability training and managing commodities. This is not to “romanticize” a chronic illness. I use this platform as a coping tool for myself and to relate to other people. Your pain is real and you’ve likely been really misunderstood if you’re anywhere on this spectrum. All things listed here have been explained in other reels, but here’s some info to learn more. Heel bumps: peizogenic papules which are little fat herniations. Can be from multiple things but one option is weaker connective tissues Sleeping with one leg up: Seeking nervous system safety + a stable position for hips, back, shoulders if too mobile Squishmallows: Needing external support + you could also he neurodivergent and like cute soft things from a sensory standpoint Laying on the floor: Ground provides external input and stability Both legs in front of you: Safe to the nervous system + stabilizes joints + reduces blood pooling in legs if you also have comorbid dysautonomia Stretchy knees and thumbs: Any joint can move past the typical range Stretchy and soft skin: Due to weaker connective tissue Soaking shirt: Standing for a long time requires stability. Leaning on a surface can help with joint stability Everyone looks different and just because you do a few of these things doesn’t diagnose you with anything. But, I like encouraging people to be curious as to why you do certain things, because sometimes our quirks can help guide us to what our body is asking for. Also let’s strength training together and floss your nerves because movement can feel good again 💖

Signs you might be hypermobile 👀 It’s not just being “flexible.” A lot of times it looks like: feeling unstable in your joints, always stretching but still feeling tight, and being uncomfortable in still positions like sitting. More range doesn’t always mean more support. If this sounds like you, your body might be craving stability… not more stretching 🤍 Comment “me” if you felt this! #hypermobility #hypermobile #jointinstability #standaretopost #evolveandignite