Celiprolol may help lower the risk of fatal vascular complications while also providing psychological reassurance for people with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), according to the first study of the treatment conducted outside Europe. In the Japanese study, nearly half of the patients experienced no vascular or nonvascular complications…
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Sometimes Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) just doesn’t seem to have a discernible pattern to me. While I’ve been doing much better overall recently, thanks to fascial counterstrain physical therapy (FCS), that doesn’t mean that I don’t have triggers or pain flares. It just means that hopefully they’re less…
Difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia, can be a significant problem in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), and may occur alongside gastrointestinal issues that can require supplemental or alternative nutrition or hydration, according to a small U.S. study. Dysphagia appeared to be related to underlying hEDS symptoms and related conditions, including gastrointestinal…
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