Acupuncture Stops Pain Associated with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
by | Jan 3, 2023
Categories: Acupuncture, Pain, Senior’s Health
“It’s hard to participate in sports because I’m worried about injuring myself.”
“Typing makes my hands hurt so much that I can only type for a few minutes at a time.”
These are all the things patients have said about how Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome makes them feel. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is characterized by joint hypermobility, which means joints that move more than they’re supposed to. The joints are loose and unstable that dislocate and sublux easily.
Many people with hEDS report that they have chronic widespread joint pain. Some patients say, “it’s hard to open doors because my elbows dislocate as I’m trying to open the door,” or “I’m so tired. I shouldn’t be this young and feel so old.” It doesn’t have to be this way. There is a better way to treat the pain. When done correctly, joint instability comes with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, acupuncture is phenomenal for stopping pain and improving the stability and strength of joints. Joint pain, clicking joints, extreme fatigue, skin that bruises easily, digestive problems, and some even experience cardiac problems. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat chronic pain. The pain that comes with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos can be treated with acupuncture.
There are several steps to treating Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with acupuncture.
1. The first step is to reduce pain as much as possible so that the person living with hEDS can return to their activities.
2. The second step is to provide support and stability to the joints. Once the joints have support and stability, people with hEDS are significantly less likely to have new injuries. This stage supports healing in the connective tissues to resolve old injuries that never healed properly.
3. The third step in treating Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with acupuncture is to improve muscle tone and muscle strength, which is done with the combination of acupuncture and supportive exercise.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos and other Ehlers-Danlos disorders may be rare and unusual conditions. However, Dr.Melanie Morrill Ac. has extensive experience treating it and an excellent success rate. You don’t need to live in pain, and you don’t need to live life cautiously, avoiding injuries. Let’s get you booked in for a consultation, please call 587-879-7122. Please note Dr.Morrill Ac. only accepts a limited number of complex and chronic health conditions each month.