When your joints move too far and your muscles are constantly working overtime to compensate, everything hurts. You're exhausted. You've probably been told to just stretch more, or worse, that nothing is really wrong. Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome means your connective tissue doesn't provide the structural support most people take for granted—and that affects everything from how you sit to how you sleep.
I've worked with a number of EDS clients over the years, and the one thing they all have in common is that most practitioners they've seen didn't understand their condition. Aggressive stretching, overly deep work, or manipulations that push already-hypermobile joints further—those approaches don't just fail, they make things worse.
How I Work With EDS
Working with EDS requires a fundamental shift in approach. Instead of trying to increase range of motion—which you already have too much of—my focus is on the muscles that are overworking to stabilize your joints. Those muscles are exhausted, locked in chronic contraction, and full of trigger points. That's where the pain lives.
I use neuromuscular therapy and careful myofascial release to address those compensatory tension patterns. The pressure is deliberate and informed. I'm never stretching you further or mobilizing joints that are already unstable. Instead, I'm releasing the muscular tension that's developed because your body is trying to hold itself together.
Every session starts with listening. EDS presents differently in every person, and it can change day to day. I need to understand where you are before I put my hands on you. From there, I work with what your tissue tells me—respecting your body's limits while systematically addressing the pain patterns that are limiting your life.
The goal is to help your muscles recover from the constant strain of compensation. When that tension releases, clients describe feeling lighter, more stable, and in significantly less pain. You can rebuild comfort in your own body. It takes someone who understands what they're working with—and who's willing to adjust the approach to what you actually need.