🌿 When Invisible Injuries Become Real: Living with EDS Through the Seasons of Life
When Invisible Injuries Become Real: Living with hEDS Through the Seasons of Life As a former dancer and now a movement educator living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), I have learned that my body doesn't always play by the same rules as others. Injuries sneak in where no one sees them coming. And they stay longer than expected. This is one of those stories: This week, I sprained the side of my ankle — not from falling or twisting it, but from walking a bit too long and teaching movement afterward. For most people, that wouldn't seem like a big deal. But for those of us with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) , this is exactly how injuries often happen. With EDS, the connective tissue that holds our joints together is overly stretchy and fragile. What might feel like “normal” movement to others — walking, standing, even sitting — can slowly overstretch ligaments or shift joints out of place. These are the invisible injuries that no one sees coming. But they’re real. And...