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Episode Synopsis
Join Alex in today's episode as she explains why people with hypermobility experience pain in simple, easy-to-understand terms. By understanding the problem (which Alex believes centres around scar tissue and dysregulated inflammation), we can start to find effective treatment strategies. Because every good treatment plan begins with a "Why?"
The study that I cite looking at rates of MCAS in hEDS patients can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajmg.a.61459
Check out this research paper to learn more about mechanotransduction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4491211/
And you can find out more about skeletal muscle remodelling and how inflammation plays a role in that process here: https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/5/779.long
Connect with me on:
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw
Words Matter!
If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language
If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/
If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to [email protected]
And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).
Best wishes in health and everything else,
Alex
Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)
G.OsC. Reg. 10375
Director of Active Ambition Ltd.
Creator of The Hypermobility Helpline
The study that I cite looking at rates of MCAS in hEDS patients can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajmg.a.61459
Check out this research paper to learn more about mechanotransduction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4491211/
And you can find out more about skeletal muscle remodelling and how inflammation plays a role in that process here: https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/5/779.long
Connect with me on:
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw
Words Matter!
If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language
If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/
If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to [email protected]
And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).
Best wishes in health and everything else,
Alex
Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)
G.OsC. Reg. 10375
Director of Active Ambition Ltd.
Creator of The Hypermobility Helpline
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