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New HMS clinic in UK

Great news for HMS patients in the UK!  Professor Rodney Graham, one of the world’s foremost experts on hypermobility, has led the foundation of a new Hypermobility Unit at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth in London. This cutting edge clinic, which also features doctors Alan Hakim and Hannah Kazkaz, both rheumatologists, will combine the services of gastroenterologists, geneticists, physiotherapists, pain psychologists, pediatricians and podiatrists to treat the whole HMS patient. Physiotherapist Rosemary Keer, who has co-authored two books with Dr. Graham, will also be working as part of this healthcare team from a separate location. This is now the largest and most specialized clinic in the private (non-NHS) section in the UK. I highly recommend that HMS patients living in the UK take advantage of this wonderful resource, it might take several months to get an appointment, but it is well worth the wait to get this level of care! I want to applaud Dr. Graham for helping...
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Simple Home Exercises

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As I have mentioned before, physical therapy is the BEST way to treat the pain and joint problems associated with HMS ... but, you have to be careful to do the exact RIGHT types of exercises, or you can easily exacerbate your symptoms and cause further damage. Finding the right PT, then, is crucial. The good news is, though, that you don't necessarily need to find someone who has experience treating HMS or is familiar with the disorder - because, let's face it, those people are few and far between! All you need is someone who will listen to you, is willing to do some research to try to understand your body better, and who will work with you gently, not pushing you to do things that hurt or to progress to quickly. Its often helpful to find a PT who works in a center focused on rehabilitation, not sports medicine - you want to be treated more like a geriatric patient than an athlete, the last thing you need is a drill sergeant! The focus of your therapy should be on increasing mu...
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