Hypermobility/EDS

As a provider who has lived with EDS symptoms from a young age, Becca has spent a lot of time learning first-hand what works, and researching evidence-based practice for strategies to increase stability and decrease pain. She works with each individual to help differentiate between adaptive shortening (preventing dislocation and joint issues) and maladaptive shortening (reactive guarding and fear responses) of muscles and tissues, and to retrain the innate responses to feelings of tightness. She also works with each individual to breakdown experiences of pain to determine when it is adaptive and informational, and when it isn’t. Her treatment plans combine training for joint stability, biofeedback mechanisms, strengthening, muscle re-education, joint position education, pain management, and full body stability training.

Individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other sources of essential hypermobility often go long periods of time prior to correct diagnosis, and then have difficulty finding providers who understand the specific nuances of working with significant instability in multiple joints. Research shows that between 95% and 100% of patients with EDS have chronic pain, and approximately 80% experience chronic fatigue.

With focused treatment, movement quality and quality of life can increase. Becca’s focus is on helping her patients learn to manage their symptoms and thrive in whatever ways matter to them- be it improving their day to day function, participating in recreational activities, or training for high level strength and sport.