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Hypermobility Specialist
Blog
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Apr 20
Codifying upper cervical instability with Leslie Russek, DPT, PhD
Upper cervical instability (UCI) occurs quite commonly in the mild form and more rarely in the severe form in those with symptomatic...
Taylor Wiesmann
- Mar 24
From Self-Doubt to Self-Assurance: Navigating Imposter Syndrome in Chronic Illness
By: Taylor Wiesmann Imposter Syndrome can show up in many facets of life, but we rarely think of it in conjunction with chronic illness....
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Mar 23
Demystifying Chiropractic Care with Dr. Carrie Skony
Chiropractic care has been around for over 100 years, but many people don’t quite know what it entails. Artistic athletes may be told to...
Shining Your Light with Gigi Robinson
Living with a chronic illness like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) can be demoralizing. You may not have access to the care you need, loved...
Getting Back Up Again with Keeya Steel
Life with multiple chronic illnesses is physically and mentally challenging. Feelings of exhaustion and emotional fatigue crowd in with...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jan 13
Preparing for Competitions: A Round Table Discussion
For most artistic athletes, competition is a part of life. Whether you’re a dancer, skater, gymnast, or cheerleader chances are you’re...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Dec 15, 2022
Preparing for Surgery with Linda Bluestein, MD
Hypermobility disorders can lead to health complications that may require surgery. Joint hypermobility and associated conditions can...
laurafernando8
- Dec 5, 2022
“Hope Dies Last”
By: Laura Fernando The diagnostic odyssey to a Ehlers-Danlos syndromes diagnosis is often challenging enough. Add onto that conditions...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Dec 1, 2022
Alleviating Anxiety with Jo-Anne La Flèche
Dance and other performing arts are, by nature, stressful. Stress can easily develop into anxiety, which is exponentially more common in...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Nov 17, 2022
Optimizing Immunity with Kristin Koskinen, RDN
As the weather changes and schedules become busier, staying healthy can feel like a huge challenge. Artistic athletes may struggle to...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Nov 4, 2022
Cultivating Resiliency with Jazz Bynum
As a young dancer, Jazz Bynum enjoyed the benefits of being “bendy”. Later, she experienced more than her fair share of injuries but it...
Erica Hornthal
- Nov 2, 2022
A Bendy Body and Boundaries: The Relationship between Hypermobility and Setting Healthy Limits
By Erica Hornthal, LCPC, BC-DMT Boundaries can be difficult for a lot of us with bendy bodies. Why is that? What is the significance? ...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Oct 26, 2022
Managing Mast Cell Pain with Linda Bluestein, MD
Mast cell disorders are prevalent in the hypermobile population, but can often go undiagnosed. Persistent pain can be initiated and...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Oct 13, 2022
Habits and Hypermobility: Tips for improving your quality of life with small tweaks to your day
Is your quality of life reduced due to hypermobility? Do you find it difficult to incorporate and sustain new lifestyle changes and...
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Oct 7, 2022
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.
- Sep 23, 2022
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 8, 2022
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...
Gavin Larsen
- Aug 29, 2022
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...
liliankmh
- Jul 24, 2022
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...
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