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Articles by Alice Melao

Education, Lifestyle Changes Help Ehlers-Danlos Patients Manage Pain

A multidisciplinary pain program, which includes medication and self-management strategies, helps patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome cope with chronic pain and improve their daily lives, two case reports show. The study, “Pain management in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes,” was published in the American Journal…

Ehlers-Danlos Society Helps Mark October as Dysautonomia Awareness Month

October has been designated as the month to increase awareness on dysautonomia, a complex group of diseases caused by abnormalities in the autonomic nervous system that can also affect patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Throughout the month, Dysautonomia International is promoting several events to raise awareness and enhance patient advocacy…