Abstracts tagged "Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and exercise"

Abstract Number: 316 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Pain, Fatigue and Function in Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder – Relationship with Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Exercise
Leslie Soever¹, Laura Passalent², Ahmed Omar³ and Medha Soowamber⁴, ¹Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Allied Health, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a heritable group of connective tissue disorders with predominant features including joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility and tissue fragility. Hypermobility…