This article focuses primarily on female hormones and hypermobility. That said, people of all sexes on the hypermobility spectrum can experience hormonal and urogenital complications throughout their lifespan. Hormones as Messengers Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands that travel through the bloodstream to tissues and organs. They regulate growth, metabolism, mood, reproduction, collagen integrity, vascular tone, and nervous system function. In individuals wit

According to a Neuro-Focused, Integrative Physical Therapist When someone asks me, “What’s the best treatment for hypermobility?” I often feel a little apologetic in my response. While I know some fun, effective neuro tricks that can help people feel more stable quickly (tongue exercises, anyone?), the real solution for managing hypermobility takes work, and unfortunately is not a quick fix. What Is Hypermobility? Hypermobility is a spectrum that describes joints that move b

Guest blog post by Charlottesville Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Desiree Cafaro

Less Pain and Better Movement. Dry Needling is a specialized therapeutic intervention offered by some physical therapists. It is usually offered as part of a comprehensive approach to managing pain or movement dysfunction and is growing in popularity due to its level and speed of effectiveness, short downtime, and tolerance to treatment. Our current understanding of how dry needling works is that it changes the way the muscles communicate with the brain AND how the brain comm

Learn what mind-body physical therapy is and how it is integral to healing from dizziness and chronic pain.