#zebrastrong — Public Fediverse posts

I love Dr. Linda Bluestein's #BendyBodies podcast, and this ep is a must see as her guest, Dr. Julie Robinson-Smith gives a #jaw anatomy lesson on camera. For all my #hypermobility peeps out there, you're about to have your minds (and jaws) blown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXZaUacqDw

#hEDS #HSD #ZebraStrong #WomensHealth #OralHealth

This episode of the #BendyBodiesPodcast is by far the most comprehensive look at the lower body challenges people like me who have #EDS/#HSD face in keeping ourselves upright.

The advice I wish I’d gotten 20 years ago? You knees hurt because your hips and your ankles are off. Lo and behold, that has indeed been the culprit all along.

https://www.bendybodiespodcast.com/73-understanding-lower-extremity-pain-with-pradeep-chopra-md/

#Hypermobility #HypermobileEDS #ZebraStrong #TogetherWeDazzle

New research suggests genetic identification for #eHDS -- #MTHFR.

https://scitechdaily.com/bending-over-backwards-vitamin-deficiencys-surprising-role-in-double-jointedness-and-eds/

I have known since 2008 that I have this mutation because it caused such difficulty in my sister's pregnancy. To know that this may be the new diagnostic tool for #HypermobileEhlersDanlosSyndrome gives me great hope.

#HSD #Genetics #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #ChronicPain #MyEDSChallenge #MyHSDChallenge #TogetherWeDazzle #ZebraStrong

It's International #DayOfTheZebra! But why do we use the zebra in our logo, and why is our dazzling community #ZebraStrong? ⁠
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Medical students have been taught for decades that, “When you hear hoofbeats behind you, don’t expect to see a zebra.” In other words, look for the more common and usual, not the surprising, diagnosis.⁠ <Continued in comments>
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Source The Ehlers-Danlos Society

#hEDS #EDS #ehlersdanlossyndrome
#chronicillness #chronicpain #zebra #dazzle