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Creating a New Hypermobility Assessment Tool with Aiko Callahan, DPT, and Stephanie Greenspan, DPT
Hypermobility is far more prevalent in dancers, circus performers and other aesthetic athletes. While some hypermobile artistic athletes...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Oct 7, 2022
187 views

Unlocking jaw pain with Leslie Russek, DPT, PhD
Jaw pain affects a relatively large percentage of the general population, but is even more problematic for those on the hypermobility...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Sep 23, 2022
160 views

Moving fearlessly with Jeannie DiBon
Sustaining Healthy Movement Habits with Jeannie Di Bon Hypermobile athletes and artists are often excellent movers - until they hit “the...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Sep 8, 2022
78 views


Finding Strength Through Fragility: How Hypermobility and EDS Shaped My Dancing Life
Do you get injured more easily than other dancers? Do you struggle with mysterious, seemingly unrelated symptoms like fatigue, poor...
Gavin Larsen
Aug 29, 2022
862 views


Hypermobile? Five principles to make physical therapy work for you!
Why physical therapy sometimes fails Have you tried to improve the symptoms of your hypermobility through exercise, but failed to see...
liliankmh
Jul 24, 2022
3,187 views


Hype, Hormones and Hypermobility
Do you struggle to understand the complex interplay of hormones and hypermobility? Yep... me too. Meet Cortney Gensemer, Ph.D., a...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
May 27, 2022
7,039 views

Is Yoga Bad for Bendy People?
by Libby Hinsley As a physical therapist, long-time yoga instructor, and person living with hEDS, I get this question a lot. Like so many...
Libby Hinsley
May 15, 2022
288 views


Reeducating Mast Cells with Anne Maitland, MD, PhD
Mast Cells Mast cells: interesting and mysterious. You can’t be born without them, but they don’t show up in blood tests. They’re found...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Oct 4, 2021
520 views


Highlighting GI Disorders with Leonard Weinstock, M.D.
Gastrointestinal Problems Are you suffering from gastrointestinal distress? Are you somewhere on the hypermobility spectrum? Did you...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
May 27, 2021
658 views


The difficult to diagnose comorbidity that plagues Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients
Do you find it challenging to find physicians knowledgeable about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders? Us too!...
Julie Griffis, PT
May 23, 2021
2,275 views


Could a hypermobility disorder diagnosis help you?
If you suspect you have a hypermobility disorder such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), hypermobility spectrum disorder...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
May 6, 2021
315 views


Embracing Neurodivergency with Jessica Eccles, M.D.
Neurodivergency occurs at a much higher rate amongst people with hypermobility disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and hypermobility...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Apr 22, 2021
4,163 views


Allowing Imperfection with Bonnie Robson, MD
New Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode! A very high percentage of dancers and athletic artists struggle with perfectionism: it’s what makes us...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Apr 8, 2021
102 views

Caring for the Hypermobile Adolescent Artist: A Live Panel Discussion
What are the implications for the adolescent performing artist who has hypermobility? What can a hypermobile artist do to optimize...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Apr 4, 2021
61 views

Focusing on Fascia with Jill Miller
How’s your fascia feeling? What exactly is fascia? Fascia is the structural web in the body that connects all the parts together: organs,...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Mar 25, 2021
819 views


Capturing Limitless Authenticity with Rachel Neville
Photography encapsulates a moment in time like no other art form, and every artist walks into the studio wanting to capture their best...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Mar 11, 2021
76 views


Acquiring Knowledge of the Body
How does a dancer get to know their body in a healthy way? What steps can a dancer take to minimize injury risk? For a professional...
316 views


Balancing Seasonal Fueling Patterns with Kristin Koskinen, RDN
New Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode Have you ever made a new year's resolution and then dreaded it? It’s common for people to look at eating...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Jan 28, 2021
47 views


Addressing (Relentless) Pain in Hypermobility Disorders
Is your body on fire? Do you feel like you simply cannot make it another day? This is what I hear from my bendy patients - sometimes as...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Jan 14, 2021
739 views


Thriving with Chronic Pain with Beth Darnall, PhD
Living with hypermobility disorders often means learning to live with chronic pain, and as pain is a whole-person experience - physical,...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
Dec 30, 2020
212 views
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