Comments on: Hypermobility http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html Arieanna & Ianiv - the Blogaholics Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:33:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Stephen http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html/comment-page-1#comment-570091 Stephen Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:07:03 +0000 http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html#comment-570091 A good article on hyper-mobility, thank you. While any treatment that reduces your pain is valuable, it will also be a short term help. Exercise is the only way to reduce your pain long term. However, you have to be careful to do enough to strengthen up, while not overdoing the exercise, which will irritate hyper-mobile joints, like an 'over-use' injury, and while you recover from the pain of over-exercising, you end up losing muscle strength. While Pilates-type exercises are excellent, you still have to be careful not to over-exercise - progress has to be very gradual. You would also benefit from functional exercises, such as practising lifting items while holding yourself in 'neutral', practising how to stand correctly, how to stand up and sit down, and balance exercises to reduce your risk of sprained ankles or knees, etc. Regards Stephen Parkus Chartered Physiotherapist www.edgwarephysio.com A good article on hyper-mobility, thank you.

While any treatment that reduces your pain is valuable, it will also be a short term help. Exercise is the only way to reduce your pain long term. However, you have to be careful to do enough to strengthen up, while not overdoing the exercise, which will irritate hyper-mobile joints, like an ‘over-use’ injury, and while you recover from the pain of over-exercising, you end up losing muscle strength. While Pilates-type exercises are excellent, you still have to be careful not to over-exercise – progress has to be very gradual.

You would also benefit from functional exercises, such as practising lifting items while holding yourself in ‘neutral’, practising how to stand correctly, how to stand up and sit down, and balance exercises to reduce your risk of sprained ankles or knees, etc.

Regards

Stephen Parkus
Chartered Physiotherapist
http://www.edgwarephysio.com

]]> By: Matthew http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html/comment-page-1#comment-537846 Matthew Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:50:47 +0000 http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html#comment-537846 Good post on hyper-mobility. Core strengthening therapies like spinal exercises and pilates can help with this. You want to help build-up those small muscles of stabilization within the neck. Good post on hyper-mobility. Core strengthening therapies like spinal exercises and pilates can help with this. You want to help build-up those small muscles of stabilization within the neck.

]]> By: Carla http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html/comment-page-1#comment-110339 Carla Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:16:43 +0000 http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/10/hypermobility.html#comment-110339 And I hope that small window will turn into a very larger window, knock on wood! Mom wants you to be better! And I hope that small window will turn into a very larger window, knock on wood! Mom wants you to be better!

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