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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787208003321

Autore

Knight Isobel <1974->

Titolo

A guide to living with EhlersDanlos syndrome (hypermobility type) : bending without breaking / / Isobel Knight ; foreword by Alan J. Hakim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Singing Dragon, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-85701-180-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

616.7/7

Soggetti

Joints - Hypermobility

Pain - Treatment

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""A Guide to Livingwith Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome � Hypermobility Type?""; ""Chapter 2: Symptoms of EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 3: Diagnosis of EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 4: Children and EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 5: Adolescents and EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 6: Pain Management and Adults and EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 7: Other Related Physical Conditions and EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 8: Menstruation, Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Menopause and EDS-HT""; ""Chapter 9: Psychological Support and EDS-HT""

""Chapter 10: Physiotherapy and Pilates Management and EDS-HT""""Chapter 11: Somatic and Related Practices""; ""Chapter 12: Complementary Health â€? Alternative Therapies""; ""Chapter 13: Specialist Therapies and Information""; ""Chapter 14: Dancers and EDS-HT ""; ""Chapter 15: Sports and Activities ""; ""Chapter 16: I Have EDS-HT â€?  Now What? ""; ""Glossary of Terms/Acronyms ""; ""Resources""; ""References""; ""Subject Index""; ""Author Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Covering everything from recognising symptoms and obtaining initial diagnosis to living with the condition on a daily basis, this complete guide to living with and managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type - formerly known as Type III) has been revised and



fully-updated in this accessible new edition. The author, who has the condition, looks at how it affects children and adolescents and explores pain management, pregnancy, physical and psychological aspects, and how it widely affects dancers and other performance artists. New material includes:changes in terminologyinformation on ho