Rivanna Abdominal Therapy

04/01/2023

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📣💥 NEW EMOJI ALERT! Thank you Apple for finally dropping these highly requested organ emojis for the anatomy lovers, chronic illness crew, and healthcare squad.

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04/01/2023

I will be out of town this year, but I am proud to sponsor this lovely event 🤪

01/13/2023

Dysautonomia is very comorbid (common in conjunction with) Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

12/24/2022

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/24/health/hypermobile-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-health-hnk-spc-dst-intl/index.html

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a connective tissue disorder. When Sarah Lazarus' daughter was diagnosed with it, she discovered that the majority of cases are going undiagnosed for decades.

10/14/2022

08/15/2022

Sjögren's is one of many disorders that is comorbid (common in conjunction with) Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

07/31/2022

The experience of having one’s concerns dismissed by a medical provider, often referred to as medical gaslighting, can happen to anyone. Here are some tips on how to advocate for yourself in a medical setting. https://nyti.ms/3Sa9qZ4

07/17/2022

07/15/2022

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postnatal Care in EDS and HSD.

A small number of studies have looked at the challenges the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) can present in pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care, and yet there are currently no international guidelines.

The Ehlers-Danlos Society is supporting a team of international experts, led by Dr. Sally Pezaro The Academic Midwife who are producing much-needed guidelines in this area.

Read more: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/pregnancy-childbirth-and-postnatal-care-in-eds-and-hsd/

06/18/2022

https://www.healthline.com/health/slipping-rib-syndrome?fbclid=IwAR2XZY_Sr_k8lwvdxu-ILwjKM279tHNjXpJtt8tO4KqZUAOFh67v6Yf2P8c&fs=e&s=cl

Slipping rib syndrome occurs when the cartilage on the lower ribs slips and moves, leading to pain in the chest or upper abdomen.

03/26/2022

OJAI, CA—Spontaneous CSF leaks are treatable, often misdiagnosed, and can cause a neurologic syndrome that may include headache, nausea, and tinnitus. Spinal fluid leaks also can lead to serious complications, including seizures. Patients may have a CSF leak for years or decades before it ...

03/07/2022

02/21/2022

Accepting new Abdominal Therapy clients in my beautiful new quiet space in Berkmar. Ground level parking at the door.

01/25/2022

Having so much fun decorating my new office! Can’t wait to see you at 3052B Berkmar Drive!

01/25/2022

EDS is just as real as the air you breathe even though you can't see the microscopic collagens with your eye.

10/12/2021

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/scientists-investigate-how-our-second-brain-may-influence-gut-disorders

A recent study provides fresh insight into how the "second brain" in our gut works. The findings could lead to treatments for gut motility disorders.

09/27/2021

“Many will counsel you that there is a reason for your disease and that if you could only heal your underlying emotional wounds, pain would leave you alone. But the body is not an abstraction, and pain laughs at the over-simplicity of this way of thinking. As Harvard Professor and author Elaine Scarry describes, unlike interior pain, physical pain “has no referential content. It is not of or for anything.”

This isn’t to say that pain won’t put you on a path of psychological growth, but as Job discovered, the ripping, destructive agony of an illness doesn’t have inherent value.

In Sick Woman Theory, Johanna Hedva tells their own story of living with chronic pain and illness, and how challenging it is for a sick person to find relevance in a world that aggrandizes wellness. Hedva articulates how wellness and sickness are treated as a binary of opposites in our culture. And those who fall on the wrong side of those tracks are considered unproductive and therefore excluded from the collective conversation. We are so fixated on curing illness and eradicating pain that we’re unable to consider people living in pain as leading intact lives. But perhaps more insidious is how this estranges us from our own pain and wretched illness. We are so driven to ‘get well’ that we rarely show any welcoming kindness to this unexpected guest in our lives.”

Excerpt from “Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home” by Toko-pa Turner (belongingbook.com)

Photo of Toko-pa resting on a low wooden fence surrounded by golden autumn grasses. She has her hair piled up in a messy bun, wearing brown boots, white jeans, and a striped grey top.

07/15/2021

https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2021/07/14/musc-researchers-announce-gene-mutation-discovery-associated-with-eds-ehlers-danlos?fbclid=IwAR1tXxCVJWvGepiJwPS5BZO_2xQC0PX0sVADtSiNrdSlgcvjpI2gA0XwJlo

MUSC researchers believe they have found a gene mutation associated with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.