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Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos
Physiotherapist-led articles about Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, including exercise, rehabilitation, pacing, joint instability, fatigue and practical self-management.
Foot and Ankle Hypermobility: Walking, Balance and Strength Considerations
Foot and ankle hypermobility can affect walking, balance and confidence. Rehabilitation can target strength, control and appropriate support.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
9 hours ago2 min read
Knee Hyperextension and Hypermobility: What to Work On in Rehabilitation
Knees that repeatedly lock backwards can feel stable in the moment but may rely heavily on passive structures. Rehabilitation can build better active control.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
4 days ago2 min read
Shoulder Instability and Hypermobility: Exercise and Rehabilitation Principles
Hypermobile shoulders can feel loose, painful or unreliable. Rehabilitation usually focuses on scapular control, strength and controlled range.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 272 min read
POTS, Orthostatic Intolerance and Exercise With Hypermobility
Standing exercise can be difficult when dizziness, a racing heart or faintness are part of the picture. Here is how rehabilitation can be adapted.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 232 min read
Fatigue and Pacing in Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Fatigue can shape every part of rehabilitation. This guide explains pacing, repeatable activity and why more exercise is not always the answer.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 202 min read
Hypermobility Pain Flares: How to Adapt Exercise Without Starting Again
A flare does not always mean stopping everything. Learn how to reduce exercise demand while maintaining movement, confidence and continuity where appropriate.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 162 min read
Joint Instability, Subluxations and Dislocations: What Physiotherapy Can Focus On
Repeated slipping, giving way or dislocation can be frightening. Physiotherapy focuses on control, strength, confidence and reducing avoidable instability.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 132 min read
Proprioception and Balance in Hypermobility: Why Joint Control Matters
Proprioception is your sense of joint position and movement. It can be an important rehabilitation target when hypermobile joints feel unreliable.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 92 min read
Strength Training With Hypermobility: Building Stability Without Chasing End Range
Strength training can be useful for hypermobility when it prioritises control, repeatable loading and sensible progression rather than extreme range.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 62 min read
How Do I Exercise With hEDS When Several Joints Hurt at Once?
When multiple joints are symptomatic, a long body-part-by-body-part programme can become overwhelming and exhausting.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Can You Cycle With hEDS or Hypermobility?
Cycling can be a useful low-impact way to build cardiovascular fitness and leg endurance with hEDS or HSD, but bike setup and exercise dose matter.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Pilates With hEDS or Hypermobility: Is It Safe?
Pilates can be adapted for people with hEDS or HSD and may help develop strength, control and body awareness. The label Pilates does not make every exercise automatically suitable.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Yoga With hEDS or Hypermobility: What Should You Be Careful With?
Yoga can provide movement, relaxation and strength, but people with hEDS or HSD may already have more joint range than they need.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Should Exercise Hurt if You Have hEDS or HSD?
Exercise does not need to be completely sensation-free, but severe pain is not a requirement for progress either.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
What Should an hEDS or HSD Physiotherapy Assessment Include?
A useful physiotherapy assessment should look beyond a Beighton score and understand the actual problems affecting your daily life.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Can You Play Sport With hEDS or Hypermobility?
Having hEDS or HSD does not automatically rule out sport. The appropriate level depends on the sport, symptoms, injury history and your ability to tolerate its demands.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
What Should I Do on a Bad Pain Day With hEDS or HSD?
A bad pain day does not automatically require complete bed rest, but it may not be the right day for your hardest training session either.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
Swimming With hEDS or Hypermobility: Is It Good Exercise?
Swimming and water-based exercise can provide cardiovascular and strengthening work with less weight-bearing load, which some people with hEDS or HSD find comfortable.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
How Do You Return to Exercise After an hEDS Flare?
A symptom flare can make it tempting either to stop everything indefinitely or to jump straight back to your previous programme as soon as you feel slightly better.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
How Hard Should You Exercise With hEDS or HSD?
Exercise that is always extremely easy may not create enough stimulus to improve strength, while exercise that repeatedly overwhelms you is difficult to sustain.
Tom Morgan, Chartered Physiotherapist
Oct 41 min read
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