Many people living with hypermobility syndromes spend years searching for answers to symptoms that seem unrelated: pelvic pain, heaviness, urinary urgency, gastrointestinal dysfunction, fatigue, dizziness, and painful periods. Increasingly, research and clinical experience suggest that one often-overlooked contributor may be Pelvic Venous Disorders (PVDs)—a group of conditions involving abnormal blood flow in the veins of the pelvis. For individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Da

If you have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), you've probably experienced a frustrating contradiction: everyone tells you that you're "too flexible," yet your body feels incredibly tight. Your neck feels stiff. Your shoulders ache. Your ribs feel restricted. Your hips feel locked up. You may even feel like your entire body is bracing against itself. For years, healthcare providers struggled to explain why people with hEDS often experience significant stiffness and pa

If you're someone living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and ADHD, there's a good chance you've felt like your brain and your body are constantly butting heads. These two conditions have a sneaky way of overlapping, and sometimes until someone else points it out, it can be really hard to see. Once you understand that they often co-exist, and why, it can bring some ease into how you manage both. First — How Common Is It