Why Hypermobility and hEDS is NOT Just Flexibility: Mythbusting with Dr. Linda Bluestein

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! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 Connect with our guest, Dr. Linda Bluestein: • Instagram, Personal - https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/ • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hypermobilityMD • Website - https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/ • Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@BendyBodiesPodcast • Instagram, Podcast - • Instagram, Personal - https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Powered by: Just Media House — https://www.justmediahouse.com/ #Hypermobility #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #HypermobilityMyths #BendyBodies #DrLindaBluestein #MythBusters #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #JointHypermobility #BeightonScore #GeneticTesting #MedicalGaslighting #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #ConnectiveTissueDisorder #HypermobilitySpectrumDisorder #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices