Hypermobility (including hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hEDS) is an area which is gaining more acknowledgement, but the solutions within the conventional space are a little thin on the ground.
Hypermobility can mean a whole lot more than being double-jointed and having a selection of party tricks at your disposal Because it involves the connective tissue - which is more stretchy in hypermobile individuals - it is not only joints that are affected, but also anywhere that we have connective tissue. Which is... our whole body!
This means that many systems can be impacted - digestive, nervous, cardiovascular and fluid metabolism - and that hypermobility can masquerade as other "symptoms" or "conditions", like irritable bowel, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. If these are treated symptomatically, rather than being addressed at the root, we are only ever "managing" the situation, but not resolving or healing it.
But there is a simpler solution.
Every aspect of how hypermobility presents is ruled by the Spleen: upright posture, firm limbs, abundant energy, clear thinking, feeling grounded. Looking after the Spleen can take care of all of these manifestations of hypermobility.
Hypermobility often also presents with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). MCAS includes excessive immune cell response, leading to itching, hives, flushing, mood changes. POTS describes changes with posture, such as dizziness, palpitations, elevated heartbeat, nausea and even bladder changes. And, through a Chinese Medicine lens, both MCAS and POTS can involve the Spleen, as well as the Liver (MCAS) and Heart / Kidney / Yang deficiency (POTS).
As a "floppy" person myself, this is a topic close to my heart, because nourishing my own being with the Spleen-led approach has resolved diagnoses of:
• fibromyalgia
• chronic fatigue
• arthritis
• irritable bowel syndrome
• asthma
• hayfever / allergic rhinitis
...as well as intense panic attacks.
Many "diseases", one solution.
So ultimately, this episode is about much more than hypermobility - it's also about bringing balance to all of the "symptoms" I've already mentioned here (and more!). And it is also why every single one of us can benefit from giving our Spleen extra love and care.
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