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Digestive problems in the hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome patient

Ross Hauser, MD. At our center, we specialize in helping people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. If you have this diagnosis you know what it is, if you don’t, this is a disorder of the connective tissue which can cause problems of “being double-jointed,” and “hypermobility,” of the joints causing frequent dislocations and subluxations (partial dislocations). At our center, we help these people with Prolotherapy injections, which will be explained below. These injections can strengthen their joint and spinal ligaments to help hold joints in place and help with chronic dislocations. In the context of this article, we are going to

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hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Mal de debarquement syndrome

A case history presentation – a patient who has hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Mal de debarquement syndrome Summary learning points and explanatory notes of this video Patients with hEDS suffer from loose connective tissue that makes recurrent joint dislocations and spinal and cervical instability common disabling symptoms. This case is an illustration of what weakened and damaged cervical spine ligaments can cause whether from hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or degenerative wear and tear in the cervical spine. In 2014 our staff at Caring Medical published our paper “Chronic Neck Pain: Making the Connection Between Capsular Ligament Laxity and Cervical

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Ehlers Danlos syndrome hypermobility type – Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder in children

Ross Hauser, MD In our various articles on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility (hEDS), we typically start out by telling of a patient’s experience in the healthcare community before they have reached out to us here at Caring Medical. It is particularly important that we do this because we understand that the parents of children who have strange and mysterious symptoms and disorders understand that they are not alone. Some parents, unfortunately, feel like the problem that their children suffer from is their (the parent’s) fault. This article will offer an understanding, a possible explanation of the problem of hEDS, and a

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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and the Female Gymnast

Ross Hauser, MD I have treated Ehlers Danlos Syndrome patients for more than 26 years. I can honestly tell you that this is my favorite condition to treat because of the great symptom relief it brings to patients. Our office gets many emails focused on the young female gymnast. A mother or father will write to us about getting their frequently injured daughter back to her path of Grade 6 or 7 or 8 even 10 level. Many of the emails we get however, are from parents whose child has already “retired” from the sport and they are now simply

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Digestive Dysfunction, and the Vagus Nerve

Ross Hauser, MD When someone with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome struggles to eat, the consequences can extend far beyond the digestive tract. Fatigue increases, school or work becomes difficult, and family activities become harder to manage. For some patients, maintaining adequate nutrition eventually requires a feeding tube. At Caring Medical, we hear patients describe digestive complaints alongside joint pain, neck symptoms, dizziness, and poor tolerance of standing. We are interested in how these problems may interact, including proposed relationships involving cervical instability and the vagus nerve. Understanding the connections also requires recognizing that several different conditions can produce similar symptoms. Allyson’s interview

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Are Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Headaches and Migraines Caused by Cervical Spine and Neck Instability?

Ross Hauser, MD People with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) frequently experience headaches, migraines, neck pain, dizziness, and symptoms of autonomic dysfunction. For many patients, these problems overlap so extensively that it becomes difficult to determine which diagnosis best explains the symptoms. At Caring Medical, we see patients who have already been treated for migraine, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), Chiari malformation, or suspected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. Some also report neck clicking, a feeling that the head is too heavy, pain triggered by neck motion, visual symptoms, tinnitus, or worsening symptoms when

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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, Dysautonomia, and the Cervical Spine Connection

Ross Hauser, M.D. Patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) frequently report symptoms that extend far beyond loose or painful joints. Dizziness, rapid heart rate on standing, exercise intolerance, fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, migraine, brain fog, temperature dysregulation, and episodes of near-fainting are commonly reported. Increasingly, research is showing that autonomic nervous system dysfunction, or dysautonomia, is an important part of the clinical picture in many patients with hEDS and HSD. Dysautonomia is increasingly recognized in hEDS and HSD A December 2025 study published in Autonomic Neuroscience (1(opens in new tab)) examined 84 women with physician-diagnosed hEDS

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Cervical Spine Instability

Ross Hauser, MD. At Caring Medical, many patients are evaluated with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and chronic neck symptoms. One of the challenges in these patients is determining whether symptoms attributed to degenerative disc disease, cervical arthritis, or other structural abnormalities may also involve ligamentous cervical instability and abnormal cervical motion. In our 2026 study, we published “Characterizing Initial Cervical Spine and Neurovascular Findings in 84 Consecutive Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Retrospective Study” in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. (1(opens in new tab)) We examined 84 consecutive patients with hEDS, ages 20–50. Patients with previous neck surgery or significant

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Seizures in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Is there a connection to cervical spine instability?

Ross Hauser, MD One of the more frightening symptoms reported by people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an unexplained seizure or seizure-like episode. Many patients describe years of testing, emergency room visits, neurological evaluations, and medications before anyone asks whether the problem could be related to the connective tissue disorder itself. Some people with EDS do develop true epilepsy. Others experience events that look very much like seizures but are actually caused by fainting (convulsive syncope), disturbances in blood flow to the brain, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, or structural problems affecting the upper cervical spine and craniocervical junction. Are seizures

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Clinical Improvement in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Following Prolotherapy and Cervical Curve Correction: 4 Case Series of Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Suspected Cervicovagopathy

Hauser RA, Matias D, Foster D, et al. Clinical Improvement in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Following Prolotherapy and Cervical Curve Correction: 4 Case Series of Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Suspected Cervicovagopathy. Frontiers in Medical Case Reports. 2026; 7(3): 01-17. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.47746/FMCR.2026.7301 Frontiers Abstract Background: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is common in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). This retrospective case series presents 4 cases of improvement in POTS symptoms in patients with hEDS following combined intervention of prolotherapy and at-home cervical curve correction protocols. Objective: We present the clinical histories and objective test findings of 4 patients

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