This week on Calling in Sick, Dr. Linda Bluestein is mythbusting the biggest hypermobility and hEDS misconceptions circulating online right now!! Some of these are coming from well-meaning patients. Some are coming from providers who should know better. And some are genuinely dangerous enough that a hypermobility specialist felt the need to set the record straight.
We're busting:
🚩 "Hypermobility and hEDS don't cause real pain"
🚩 "Hypermobility just means being flexible
🚩 "hEDS is being massively overdiagnosed on social media"
🚩 "A normal genetic test rules out hEDS"
🚩 "Symptomatic hypermobility always progresses and gets worse"
🚩 "The Beighton score is the definitive diagnostic tool"
🚩 "Direct-to-consumer genetic tests give you real answers"
And more!!!
xx, Alex
💬 Comment: Which of these myths have YOU been told?!
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick!
Hypermobility & hEDS Internet Myths:
00:00:22 Myth 1: Hypermobility & hEDS Do Not Cause Pain
00:01:40 Myth 2: Hypermobility Just Means Flexibility, Not a Real Medical Condition
00:03:22 Myth 3: hEDS Is Massively Overdiagnosed on Social Media
00:04:42 Unconscious Daily Accommodations & Pain Self-Management
00:07:55 Myth 4: A Normal Genetic Test Rules Out hEDS
00:08:46 Re-Evaluating hEDS Criteria & Immune System Hypotheses
00:12:12 Myth 5: Symptomatic Hypermobility Always Progresses & Gets Worse
00:15:08 Myth 6: If You Pass the Beighton Score, You're Good
00:17:50 Myth 7: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests Provide Clear Answers
Conclusion:
00:21:12 Where to Connect with Dr. Linda Bluestein
00:24:11 Thank you for listening!
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