Resources
Curated guides and tools to help you feel more informed, better equipped, and deeply supported wherever you are on your hypermobility journey.
Created by Dr. Linda Bluestein with input from medical experts, patient advocates, and people with lived experience, these guides and tools are here to help you understand hypermobility, communicate clearly with providers, and advocate for yourself or a loved one.
Red Flags in Hypermobility
When symptoms may point beyond hEDS or HSD
Clinical features that can signal a genetically-defined type of EDS or another connective tissue disorder worth testing for. A tool for spotting patterns, for patients and providers alike.
Hypermobility Guide
Recognize the symptoms, then manage them
A companion guide from Dr. Bluestein: spotting symptomatic joint hypermobility and a framework for treatment and daily living.
Diagnostic Criteria for hEDS
Explaining the 2017 EDS Society checklist
What the three official criteria actually mean, plus the EDS Society checklist clinicians use, to help you recognize patterns and prepare for appointments.
Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
How an off-label and low-dose use of a medication may help treat chronic pain & EDS
How small off-label doses may calm inflammation, modulate the immune system, and ease pain, plus the conditions where LDN is studied and how it works.
Breast Implant Symptom Review
A whole-body checklist before explant
A printable questionnaire to track possible implant-related symptoms, from fatigue and brain fog to joint pain, and prepare for conversations with your care team.
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