Hypermobility syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are among some of the most poorly understood conditions in the medical field. A significant number of patients suffer from these and often do not know where to turn to get an accurate diagnosis, much less excellent treatment for these conditions.

​​The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of hereditary disorders of connective tissue that are varied in the ways they affect the body and in their genetic causes. The underlying concern is the abnormal structure or function of collagen and certain allied connective tissue proteins.

They are generally characterized by joint hypermobility, joint instability or subluxation and dislocations, scoliosis, and other joint deformities, skin hyperextensibility and abnormal scarring, and other structural weakness such as hernias and organ prolapse through the pelvic floor. In the rarer types of EDS, there is also weakness of specific tissues that can lead, for example, to major gum and dental disease, eye disease, cardiac valve and aortic root disorders, and life-threatening abdominal organ, uterine, or blood vessel rupture.
The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are currently classified into thirteen types. In all but the hypermobile subtype (hEDS) genetics variants have been identified as the cause for the disorder and are part of the diagnostic criteria. On today’s episode, we discuss all this and more!
We discuss:
What is Hypermobility Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)?
What are the main mechanisms that cause it to occur?
What are the various subtypes/classifications of EDS and how do we know which one it is?
What do we know about the genetics and new research with EDS?
How do patients with hypermobility typically present.
Which providers are seeing these patients and where should the patients go to get excellent care?

Guest Bio:
Dr. Brianne Schroeder is originally from upstate NY where she graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 2018 with a doctorate degree in Chiropractic as well as a Master's degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition. She is trained in Webster technique (pregnancy), certified in acupuncture and is one of the leading practitioners performing ARPneuro therapy for pain and injuries. Growing up with a connective tissue disorder herself, Dr. Schroeder has walked the same path that many of her patients have when it comes to medical experiences and struggling to be properly diagnosed. In fact, it wasn’t until her third year in chiropractic college that she was diagnosed. Ever since then, she has been on a journey to educate not only her patients, but the greater medical community about hypermobility spectrum disorders/Ehlers Danlos syndrome. She has opened her own business so that she could spend time getting to know her patients, without the restraint of insurance companies or upper management dictating care. Dr. Schroeder is also part of the International Ehlers Danlos Allied Healthcare Practitioner Panel and the International Ehlers Danlos Pediatric Practitioner Panel.

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