A lot of people ask me about desk set up and I wish it were a simple/universal answer. Hopefully between this video and the related one, you can take the principles and get creative with ways to apply them for your own unique situation. For example, can you use an extra sweatshirt in your lap instead of a pillow to cushion your knees when you're at school?  A little creativity can go a long way so that we can accommodate for our own circumstances. ✨✨

It's important to train hypermobile bodies for daily life. This is one example of how I do that. This move improves balance and body awareness. It builds stability in the deep core, hips, glutes, knees, and ankles. Last, this is an intermediate move, meaning you need the ability to hold the pelvis safely in neutral without compromising the lumbar spine. You can do this from any surface, doesn't have to be the exercise ball (chair, bench, bed, etc).

10 questions that aren't easy to answer - hypermobile edition. See you here for lumbar love all March long. 🤍

There are many reasons doing exercises on our side can be painful and inefficient. Using an exercise ball to better support your hypermobile joints can be a great solution if you have access. If not, although not exactly the same, you can often use your bed in a very similar way!

A lot of hypermobile do need to stretch target areas, but don't know how to stretch their muscles instead of their ligaments. This is how to stretch tight pectoralis chest muscles when your body defaults to stretching your ligaments instead.

This obviously is not a technical list of most common causes of hypermobile injury, but from my own personal experience and the clients I've worked with, these are definitely the most common for us! As always, this is not diagnostic- that is not what my channel is for. ✨ See you in Bendy Friendies!

I recently saw a study indicating that people with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) have an overactive middle trapezius muscle. This makes sense given it's the largest, most superficial muscle of the thoracic area, so it is likely working overtime to compensate for the smaller, under developed stabilizer muscles like the rhomboids. With overworked muscles comes tension, knots, and reduced range of motion. Enter foam rolling. Many people use trigger point release balls for knots between the shoulder blades, but vertically foam rolling that area is one of mine and my clients favorites! And this is generally more gentle on tissue than a traditional trigger point release ball. Try it, I bet your tight levator scapula and middle trapezius will thank you!