207. Hypermobility and Pilates, with Natalie Wilson and Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Hypermobile people have poorer digestive motility and more digestive problems here
• Hypermobile people have lower blood pressure and faint more often here
• Hypermobile people have much higher rates of anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia here
• Hypermobility is characterized by generalized increased pain sensitivity here
• Pain in hypermobility is likely caused by central nervous system sensitization here
• Maybe that’s why excessive focus on body sensations contributes to pain and disability in hypermobile people here
• Exercise is safe and feasible for people with hypermobility here
• No evidence that any specific kind of exercise is better here and here
• Generalized exercise works just as well as targeted exercise here
• Heavy strength training appears to be safe and beneficial here
• Exercise into the hypermobile range and exercise in neutral are equally beneficial here
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