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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Mar 9, 2023
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...
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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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Nov 5, 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...
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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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Oct 4, 2021
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...
478 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- May 27, 2021
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...
573 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Apr 22, 2021
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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Apr 8, 2021
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...
99 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Mar 25, 2021
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,...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Mar 11, 2021
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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jan 28, 2021
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...
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Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jan 14, 2021
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...
731 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Dec 30, 2020
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,...
210 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Nov 5, 2020
Demystifying Dysautonomia with Svetlana Blitshteyn, M.D.
New Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode Dysautonomia is an umbrella term used to describe disorders of the autonomic nervous system (which...
787 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Aug 27, 2020
Empowering Flexibility with Dr. Jen Crane, DPT
New Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode Extreme flexibility has permeated social media and influenced every physical art form, from dance to ice...
145 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Aug 11, 2020
Shaping a Healthy Career with Beckanne Sisk
Photo Credit: Beau Pearson Photography New Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode! Hypermobility is often desired in dancers for the long,...
607 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jul 30, 2020
Stabilizing the Hypermobile Body through Circus Arts
with Emily Scherb, PT, DPT (The "Circus Doc") Nowhere is flexibility and hypermobility more valued and explored than in the circus arts!...
283 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jul 17, 2020
Healing the Brain Holistically with Ilene Ruhoy M.D., Ph.D.
Many conditions found in "bendy" people have a neurologic basis, impacting both the brain and nervous system. In this Bendy Bodies...
723 views
Linda Bluestein, M.D.
- Jul 3, 2020
Investigating Autoimmune Disorders with Jill Schofield, M.D.
Check out the latest Bendy Bodies Podcast Episode! World renowned expert in autoimmune disorders and the Founder and Director of the...
514 views
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