Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility: A Guide for the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome [Hardcover]

Dr. Brad Tinkle had done a tremendous service for the health care community and the families and friends of those diagnosed or not yet formally diagnosed folks with Hypermobility Syndrome or EDS-HM. I say this because having been recently diagnosed with this myself -- it took many many hours of internet research schemes to illicit the information I needed to make sense of my life with EDS-HM. I was in pain and very distressed at the seeming ignorance of many fine top notch physicians and ancillary care givers into this particular disease state. I received such joy and clarity in reading the very 'easy to read' text chapters detailing out the impact of EDS-HM on the human being....it truly does impact every seeming system of the body ~ and varies widely from individual to individual. Even in that variation btw. peoples, and the variation from day to day of symptoms in sufferers ~ there is in this book the most frequently encountered experiences of 'many'. An individual can see the gold thread of EDS-HM throughout their lives -- thanks to the very thorough material presented in logical sequence. From the viewpoint of the EDS-HM experience in the very young person to the experience longitudinally of someone approaching advanced age.....the information is solid, compassionate and a breath of fresh air. This largely 'invisible' illness that can cause such disability in life -- was only made more painful by the lack of understanding that seems widespread among physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, physicians, naturopaths etc. True there is no cure....but I found myself less capable of "managing" till I knew what exactly it was that needed 'managing' ~~ To view yourself as healthy but with odd and disabling pain -- often body wide -- and all work-ups turning up 'negative' you can feel as if you are losing your sanity. Well rest assured you are not. EDS-HM as described in Dr. Brad Tinkles book is clearly a disorder that can have patients seeking answers to their pain & symptoms in many different health care disciplines. The tragedy being in how often this disorder is missed or overlooked in diagnosis. You will want to give this book to everyone in your family, to your close friends, to your PT, your OT, your personal trainer, and every one of the doctors that treat you. It is concise, clear, logical -- and truly any good physician will be greatful to read the information in these pages. I for one am very grateful to Dr. Brad Tinkle for writing this book -- and look forward to any continuing publishing he does as regards EDS-HM. The United States is blessed to have him working here.

This was a great book for an education on Joint Hypermobility and EDS. It's written so that an everyday person like myself can understand what is being said. Plus, it makes for a great reference (because it also has medical terminology) for a doctor's visit. I highly recommend it. We need more books like it!

this book is easy to understand and a quick read.it is a real help for patient/doctor communication,especially for doctors who do not specialize in these disorders.it gives your family doctor many tips to help with management of this disorder.i highly recommend you purchase it and take it with you to all doctors appointments.

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