Unlocking The Secrets to the Hypermobility Puzzle: An Educational Guide to Understanding How to Live and Exercise with Joint Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders: A Physical Therapist Perspective

THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU UNDERTAND AND MANAGE YOUR JOINT HYPERMOBILITY BY WORKING TO DEVELOP A STRONG FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOUR BODY AND THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF YOUR CONDITION THAT ULTIMATELY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.Joint hypermobility syndromes and their co-existing disorders present challenges not only to your day to day activities but also to your existing beliefs and ability to exercise. This book is intended to help you re-imagine, re-think, and re-organize your views on joint hypermobility syndromes and exposes what is really required to finally create a successful exercise routine that doesn't cause further fatigue and flare of symptoms. This book is not intended to sell you a different approach, but rather to teach you that by understanding your own body you can decipher what exercises and management is best for you, as ultimately not any one approach is best!In this radically different viewpoint on joint hypermobility and how you think about exercise, the expert authors Dr. Marcia Perretto, PT, DPT and Dr. Marlon Pereira, PT, DPT, (Orthopedic Physical Therapists) will demystify the misconception that all you have to do is exercise like everyone else, or just keep pushing through the pain. Instead, they share, that it's all about acquiring the knowledge and understanding of your hypermobility and understanding how your co-existing conditions can affect your ability to exercise and recover. We will give you the tools and encouragement to put in the work to achieve a better quality of life. It all starts with knowing exactly what that work entails - and that is exactly what you will learn in each chapter of this book.This book is truly about one thing: developing in you what it really takes to control and conquer your flexible body! Read more