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Help! I'm Hypermobile
Alexandra Orfanides
15 episodes
4 days ago
Forget the misconceptions—being hypermobile doesn't mean you're stuck without options. Join hypermobility expert Alex as she reveals exciting breakthroughs and practical tips for managing hypermobility, HSD, and hEDS, as well as sharing insight from her own personal journey. Get ready for engaging discussions, relatable anecdotes, and a few laughs along the way. Prepare to feel inspired, informed, and connected. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!
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Forget the misconceptions—being hypermobile doesn't mean you're stuck without options. Join hypermobility expert Alex as she reveals exciting breakthroughs and practical tips for managing hypermobility, HSD, and hEDS, as well as sharing insight from her own personal journey. Get ready for engaging discussions, relatable anecdotes, and a few laughs along the way. Prepare to feel inspired, informed, and connected. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!
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Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 14 Hypermobility and Posture: Why What You Think You Know About Posture is Probably Wrong

We're back and we're talking about POSTURE!


Misconceptions are EVERYWHERE when it comes to posture, and most of what you think you know about posture is probably wrong.


Listen to today's episode to find out. . .

  • why there's no such thing as an inherently bad (or good!) posture
  • why we as a society have this weird obsession with "good" posture (and what it has to do with good morals)
  • easy, actionable ways that YOU can start to modify your body positions today to feel more comfortable in your hypermobile body

As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️

SHOWNOTES🤓

Please be sure to check my blog at⁠ ⁠hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠ for complete citations as well as a text transcript of the episode.

Connect with Me

TikTok tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and. . .👇

Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to ⁠⁠⁠alex@hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠⁠

Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ. Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠⁠⁠

And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

At the time of me writing this, we're at SEVENTY-FIVE (!!!!!!!!) reviews🤩 I wonder if we can get to 100???

And make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes. This season we're talking about all of the most highly requested topics. Should be a fun one! 👀

Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex❤️






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1 year ago
46 minutes 32 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 13 Hypermobility and Fitness: 6 Essential Rules I Wish I Knew Sooner

Exercising if you're hypermobile isn't easy.

Join me on today’s episode as I reflect on my personal fitness journey and share with you 6 insights I wish I had known about hypermobility and exercise decades ago. I still use these rules both for myself and with my patients, and I hope that you find them helpful on your journey too!

TODAY YOU'LL LEARN👇

  1. Why there is (for the most part) no such thing as an exercise that is inherently “good” or “bad” for hypermobility
  2. Why happiness matters when developing an effective exercise strategy
  3. Why you might want to think about Overtraining Syndrome and how it relates to your hypermobile body

As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️

SHOWNOTES🤓

Please be sure to check my blog at⁠ ⁠hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠ for complete citations as well as a text transcript of the episode.

Connect with Me

  • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and. . .👇

  • Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to ⁠⁠⁠alex@hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠⁠

🏡 Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ. Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable! For more info click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠⁠⁠

And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

At the time of me writing this, we're at SIXTY-SEVEN (!!!!!!!!) reviews🤩 I would be SO grateful if you could take a second to leave a review and help us get to 70!🚀🌟

And make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes. This season we're talking about all of the most highly requested topics. Should be a fun one! 👀

Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex❤️

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1 year ago
39 minutes 3 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 12: Hypermobility and Pregnancy

Hypermobility affects EVERYTHING (because connective tissue is EVERYWHERE!), and pregnancy is no exception!

Trigger Warning: adverse pregnancy events, pregnancy complications

The biggest source of confusion when it comes to hypermobility and pregnancy is how some hypermobile people can have relatively uneventful pregnancies (in fact, some hypermobile people even report finding that pregnancy improves their symptoms in some ways!) whereas others experience serious complications relating to their hypermobility. Suffice to say it’s complicated. I’ve tried my best to share what I consider to be important information, but please do remember that it’s impossible to cover every aspect of a complex topic like pregnancy perfectly in a single episode. As I’m not a pregnancy specialist these are simply my views as an osteopath who works with patients where pregnancy (or plans for future pregnancy) can affect their care and management. 

In this episode you'll learn👇

  • What an episiotomy is (and why you need to understand how it can affect your hypermobile body)

  • What you might want to think about pre-conception

  • Why we need to normalise pregnancy prehab!

As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️

SHOWNOTES🤓

Today’s episode referenced a lot of research and resources. I have put them here, but please be sure to check my blog at ⁠hypermobilityhq.com⁠ for complete citations as well as a text transcript of the episode.

If you only have time to read 1 thing. . . 

Make it this: ⁠A clinical update on hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome during pregnancy, birth and beyond⁠. I promise it’s more exciting than it sounds, and it is the one article I would recommend that EVERY hypermobile person reads.

Connect with Me

  • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • and. . .👇

    • Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to ⁠⁠⁠alex@hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠⁠

Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ. Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠⁠⁠

And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

At the time of me writing this, we're at SIXTY-FIVE (!!!!!!!!) reviews🤩I wonder if we can get to 70???

And make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes. This season we're talking about all of the most highly requested topics. Should be a fun one! 👀

Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex❤️


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1 year ago
48 minutes 3 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 11 Hypermobility and Intimacy

Hypermobility and adult intimacy issues are common, but rarely talked about.

In this episode you'll learn👇

  • 2 of the most common intimacy-related injuries Alex hears about from this community (and what you can do about them)
  • Why we need to reframe how we think about intimacy
  • 3 conditions that affect intimacy that many people don't realise might be related to their hypermobility


As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️


Connect with Me

    • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠

    • Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠⁠⁠

  • and. . .👇

    • Youtube

      ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to ⁠⁠alex@hypermobilityhq.com⁠⁠

Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ. Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠⁠

And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

I genuinely cannot believe how many reviews we have on here❤️. Seriously, there are more reviews for this little podcast than there are for podcasts run by influencers with MILLIONS of subscribers on various social media platforms. It's wild, and the only reason why I can think of as to why this has happened is because of this WONDERFUL community and your support for which I am so, so grateful🙏

At the time of me writing this, we're at SIXTY-THREE (!!!!!!!!) reviews🤩


And make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes. This season we're talking about all of the most highly requested topics. Should be a fun one! 👀


Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex❤️

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1 year ago
27 minutes 33 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 10 Period Problems and Hypermobility: How Charting Your Cycle Can Help

Hypermobility and period issues often go hand-in-hand😫🩸

In this episode you'll learn:

  • Why not all bleeds are periods! (and what this might mean for your health)

  • Why learning to chart your cycle using the Symptothermal Method can give you valuable insight into what's going on INSIDE your body

  • How to chart 2 key biomarkers

and finally,

  • why the corpus luteum might be the coolest tissue in the human body that you don't know about!


🛒Want to get a basal body thermometer? Check out my shop! 👀

https://amzn.to/40uQw3u

💝 for 10% off a TempDrop thermometer use my code: https://tempdrop.refr.cc/hypermobilityhq

(this kind of thermometer is not necessary for charting, but it's super helpful for people with irregular sleep schedules or who just want a device that makes things a bit less effort)


THINGS I MENTION📝

🔴 The Guardian article discussing how period pain issues are dismissed by healthcare providers

🔴 https://readyourbody.com/

🔴 https://cervicalmucus.org/


As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️


Connect with Me

    • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠

    • Instagram ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠⁠

  • and. . .👇

    • 🤩 Full Episode Video on YOUTUBE! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to ⁠alex@hypermobilityhq.com⁠

Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQHypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠⁠


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠


And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

I genuinely cannot believe how many reviews we have on here❤️. Seriously, there are more reviews for this little podcast than there are for podcasts run by influencers with MILLIONS of subscribers on various social media platforms. It's wild, and the only reason why I can think of as to why this has happened is because of this WONDERFUL community and your support for which I am so, so grateful🙏

At the time of me writing this, we're at FIFTY-SIX (!!!!!!!!) reviews🤩

Can we get to 💯 before my birthday on January 16th? Stay tuned!👀


And make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week, although there will be some changes coming in 2024 that I can't wait to share with you!).


Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex

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1 year ago
21 minutes 29 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 09: Coping with Hypermobility at Work: Navigating Hypermobility in the Workplace

Workplaces are HARD to navigate as a hypermobile person!!

Support is often lacking (to say the least) and hypermobile workers suffer as a result. This episode focuses on practical, actionable steps you can take to try to make your workday at least a tiny bit easier. 

Check out today’s episode and hear all about. . .

  • The history of ergonomics (it's a classic tale of Good vs Evil)

  • Why there’s NO SUCH THING AS GOOD POSTURE

  • What you might be forgetting with your water

  • How to reduce your risk of repetitive strain injury

and finally,

  • Why you might be able to walk for hours but struggle to stand for a short period of time

As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns.

  • Connect with Me

    • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠

    • Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠

  • and. . .👇

    • 🤩 Full Episode Video on YOUTUBE! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠

Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@hypermobilityhq.com

Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQHypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠


And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!🏆


Make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

Alex

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2 years ago
25 minutes 55 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Hypermobility and Your Gut: How Connective Tissue Influences Digestive Health

Gut issues suck. Not only are they confusing, often painful, frequently disabling, they can even be life-threatening in some situations. I HATE GUT ISSUES (as do many of my hypermobile patients). And the general lack of support, appropriate diagnostic investigation, and treatment by the broader medical and healthcare communities doesn't help either. Suffice to say, it's currently a sh!tty situation.


Tune in today and hear all about. . .

  • why you need to think about the speed (or lack of speed) at which food moves through you. Because you're basically a conveyer belt🤖
  • And you're also a doughnut🍩 You are a gut tube with a human built around it and this has BIG consequences from an immune/inflammatory perspective.
  • why your stretchy gut tissue might be literally confusing your nerves (and adding to your dysauotonomia!)😵‍💫
  • and the role that mast cells play in all this. Because they live in your gut, your brain, and your connective tissue😈

and finally,

  • my favourite go-to tips for addressing gut issues💪 (please be sure to speak with your medical Dr about these!)


As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns.


Oh, and be sure to check out my FAVOURITE research paper on gut issues and hypermobility HERE 👉 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35750466/


    Connect with Me

    • TikTok ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠
    • Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/⁠
    • and. . .👇

    • 🤩 Full Episode Video on YOUTUBE! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq⁠


    Work with Me

    If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠


    Contact Me

    If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


    Join My (Awesome!) Community

    Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ

    Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

    For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠⁠


    Words Matter!

    If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠


    And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙 YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!🏆

    Make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


    Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

    Alex

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2 years ago
41 minutes 12 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 007 Feeling Things Differently: Hypermobility and Feelings (and Small Fibre Neuropathy)

Feeling things can be complicated when you're hypermobile!

That's why in today's episode of Help! I'm Hypermobile Alex is talking all about FEELINGS!

Here is what you will learn:

  • what hypermobility feels like (based on her personal experience, what her patients say, as well as what she has learned from this community)
  • why asking a hypemobile person if they're in pain might not be a simple question
  • why when you hear the word "nerve" you need to be thinking "CONNECTIVE TISSUE"
  • and what small fibre neuropathy is (and some tips + strategies for dealing with it)

and finally,

  • what your literal "6th sense" of interoception is and why it can play such a role in the lived experience of being hypermobile


As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns.


    Connect with Me

    • TikTok ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq
    • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/
    • and. . .👇

      For the first time EVER the full video version of the podcast will be available on Youtube! So please be sure to like and subscribe <3

    • YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq


    Work with Me

    If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠


    Contact Me

    If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


    Join My (Awesome!) Community

    Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ

    Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

    For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠


    Words Matter!

    If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠


    And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

    Make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


    Best wishes in health (and everything else!),

    Alex


    Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

    G.OsC. Reg. 10375

    Director of Hypermobility HQ Ltd. + Creator of Hypermobility HQ

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2 years ago
23 minutes 4 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Ep 06 Hypermobility + Fashion: How To Dress To Support Your Hypermobile Body

Today we're talking all about hypermobility + FASHION!


From head-to-toe, we'll be talking all about how your clothing choices might be helping (or hurting!) your hypermobile body. We'll be covering. . .

  • bras + your brachial plexus
  • compression socks, leggings, and blood pooling
  • sunglasses + sensitivity to light
  • and why "minimal bracing" is something that we need to start talking about more both for patients who wear braces but sometimes need a break as well as for people who don't currently use braces but who benefit from a bit more support!

Connect with Me

  • TikTok ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhq
  • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilityhq/
  • and. . .👇

    For the first time EVER the full video version of the podcast will be available on Youtube! So please be sure to like and subscribe <3

  • YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/@hypermobilityhq

Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhq.com/⁠⁠⁠


Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


Join My (Awesome!) Community

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with other people who are going through the same journey? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ

Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: ⁠stan.store/HypermobilityHQ⁠


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠⁠


And a GIANT Thank You to Everyone Who Has Left a Review + Subscribed💙

Make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health (and everything else!),

Alex



Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

G.OsC. Reg. 10375

Director of Active Ambition Ltd. + Creator of Hypermobility HQ (formerly Hypermobility Helpline)

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2 years ago
22 minutes 28 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Behind the Beighton Scale

Today we're talking all about the famous Beighton Scale!🤩


Unfortunately like many things involving hypermobility, the Beighton Scale ends up resulting in a lot of confusion and frustration for hypermobile people❤️‍🩹


In this episode we talk about👇

  • WHAT the Beighton Scale is (and what it isn't!)
  • the HISTORY of the Beighton Scale (including a love story!)
  • and WHY the Beighton Scale causes so many problems for hypermobile people (and what YOU can do about them!)


Want to learn more?🙋‍♀️


JOIN THE HYPERMOBILITY HQ DISCORD: https://stan.store/HypermobilityHQ


CONNECT WITH ME ON:

💙TikTok

💜Instagram

❤️Youtube


Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/⁠⁠


Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health (and everything else!),

Alex


P.S. here is the study I reference:


Malek, S., Reinhold, E. J., & Pearce, G. S. (2021). The Beighton Score as a measure of generalised joint hypermobility. Rheumatology international, 41(10), 1707–1716. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-021-04832-4





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2 years ago
21 minutes 13 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Hypermobility and Exercise? It's Complicated

Today we're talking all about EXERCISE! Topics include:

  • why exercise can (when done safely + appropriately) literally help hypermobile people to literally rebuild their bodies
  • a bit about Alex's personal journey with exercise, and some lessons she learned along the way
  • 8 must-know things before starting your next exercise programme
  • a cheat-sheet for "Am I Getting Injured or Is This Just What Exercise Feels Like?"


The study that I refer to about being in the top 1/3 when it comes to strength at middle age is here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-011-9256-y⁠


Connect with Me

  • TikTok ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline⁠
  • Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/⁠
  • Youtube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw⁠


Work with Me

If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/⁠⁠


Contact Me

If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


Join Me!

Looking for a little "hypermobile home" on the internet where you can learn more about hypermobility and connect with others? Well, be sure to check out Hypermobility HQ

Hypermobility HQ is a private membership community that gives the scientifically-minded hypermobile person a non-judgemental place to share thoughts, strategies, and experiences on navigating life in a hypermobile body. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

For more info and to make sure you don't miss the launch make sure you're subscribed to my mailing list. You can sign up here: stan.store/HypermobilityHelpline


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠


And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health (and everything else!),

Alex


Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

G.OsC. Reg. 10375

Director of Active Ambition Ltd.

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2 years ago
37 minutes 14 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Why Are Hypermobile People in Pain?

Join Alex in today's episode as she explains why people with hypermobility experience pain in simple, easy-to-understand terms. By understanding the problem (which Alex believes centres around scar tissue and dysregulated inflammation), we can start to find effective treatment strategies. Because every good treatment plan begins with a "Why?"


The study that I cite looking at rates of MCAS in hEDS patients can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajmg.a.61459

Check out this research paper to learn more about mechanotransduction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4491211/

And you can find out more about skeletal muscle remodelling and how inflammation plays a role in that process here: https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/5/779.long


Connect with me on:

  • TikTok ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline⁠
  • Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/⁠
  • Youtube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw⁠


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠


If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/⁠


If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health and everything else,

Alex


Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

G.OsC. Reg. 10375

Director of Active Ambition Ltd.

Creator of The Hypermobility Helpline

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2 years ago
23 minutes 25 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Incurable Does Not Mean Untreatable!

In the first-ever Help! I'm Hypermobile episode, Alex discusses her journey from being a young person struggling with symptoms relating to hypermobile connective tissue to becoming a highly sought-after specialist in the field. She also goes over everything she wishes hypermobile people knew (in less than 10mins!) and shares some exciting new announcements.


Connect with me on:

  • TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline
  • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/
  • Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language


If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/


If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health and everything else,

Alex


Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

G.OsC. Reg. 10375

Director of Active Ambition Ltd.

Creator of The Hypermobility Helpline


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2 years ago
22 minutes 13 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Speaking with Doctors is Hard (So Here are My Strategies)

Speaking with medical doctors and other healthcare professionals is hard for a lot of patients, but it's especially challenging for hypermobile patients due to poor awareness and understanding of symptoms relating to hypermobile connective tissue. Join Alex as she delves into some of the challenges hypermobile patients face in today's medical systems and shares some her favourite tips for navigating those critical conversations.


You can find the 2017 hEDS Diagnostic Criteria here: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/heds-diagnostic-checklist/


Connect with me on:

  • TikTok ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hypermobilityhelpline⁠
  • Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thehypermobilityhelpline/⁠
  • Youtube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCFdg5UY2ZSJVI0C9gI4Vw⁠


Words Matter!

If you wish to read the National Institutes of Health style guide on inclusive and gender-neutral language, you can find it here: ⁠https://www.nih.gov/nih-style-guide/inclusive-gender-neutral-language⁠


If you wish to learn more about my clinical work with both remote and in-person patients, you can visit my website here: ⁠https://www.hypermobilityhelpline.com/⁠


If you wish to contact me directly, please send an email to alex@youractiveambition.co.uk


And finally, make sure you're subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your brand spanking-new episodes (for the foreseeable future a new episode will be released every other week).


Best wishes in health and everything else!

-Alex


Hypermobility + Sports Specialist Osteopath M. Ost. BA (Hons)

G.OsC. Reg. 10375

Director of Active Ambition Ltd.

Creator of The Hypermobility Helpline

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2 years ago
16 minutes 2 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Help! I'm Hypermobile Trailer

Forget the misconceptions—being hypermobile doesn't mean you're stuck without options. Join hypermobility expert Alex as she reveals exciting breakthroughs and practical tips for managing hypermobility, HSD, and hEDS, as well as sharing insight from her own personal journey. Get ready for engaging discussions, relatable anecdotes, and maybe even a few laughs along the way.


Prepare to be inspired, informed, and connected. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

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2 years ago
37 seconds

Help! I'm Hypermobile
Forget the misconceptions—being hypermobile doesn't mean you're stuck without options. Join hypermobility expert Alex as she reveals exciting breakthroughs and practical tips for managing hypermobility, HSD, and hEDS, as well as sharing insight from her own personal journey. Get ready for engaging discussions, relatable anecdotes, and a few laughs along the way. Prepare to feel inspired, informed, and connected. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!