Does your body feel too bendy, loose, or double jointed but your muscles feel painfully tight? If you have “bendy” joints or hypermobility, your body is built a little differently. Most people have ligaments that act like tight staples to hold their bones together. In your body, those “staples” are more like stretchy bungee cords. When this bendiness happens alongside other symptoms like soft skin or joint pain, it may point toward Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Because your joints are so flexible, your pelvic floor muscles have to work overtime just to keep your skeleton stable. It’s like they are “white-knucking” a steering wheel 24/7 just to keep you on the road! This constant squeezing creates a frustrating mix of symptoms. Because your pelvic floor muscles are always on and never fully relax, it can be hard to go to the bathroom, leading to chronic constipation. At the same time, because those muscles are exhausted from working around the clock, they can’t react fast enough when you sneeze, cough, or jump, which leads to accidental leakage.
At Rooted Physical Therapy, we use a specialized four-step plan to help you get back in control:
● Recover: First, we help those tired muscles finally let go of their protective grip. This eases the chronic tension that causes pain and constipation.
● Overcome: Next, we retrain your brain and body to work together. We use natural movement patterns to teach your joints how to stay steady so your pelvic floor doesn’t have to do all the heavy lifting alone. This is the key to staying dry!
● Optimize: We then build a “core canister.” By getting your breath and your deep stomach muscles to share the workload, we prevent your pelvic floor from burning out as your only stabilizer.
● Thrive: Finally, you move from feeling fragile to feeling strategic. You’ll leave with a personal blueprint to manage your hypermobility and the confidence to keep your pelvic floor functional for the long haul.
Stop managing symptoms and start building stability. Don’t let hypermobility dictate your quality of life. Whether you’re struggling with leakage, constipation, or chronic pelvic pain, we are here to help you find your anchor.
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