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In this milestone episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein reunites with her original co-host and first guest to reflect on the progress in understanding hypermobility and its implications.

What happens when the original voices behind Bendy Bodies come back together 200 episodes later? In this special milestone episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein reunites with her original co-host, dance medicine specialist Jennifer Milner, and the very first guest ever featured on the podcast, Dr. Moira McCormack. Long before hypermobility became a topic of widespread discussion, Dr. McCormack was asking important questions. A former Royal Ballet dancer, former Lead Physiotherapist for The Royal Ballet, and pioneering researcher, she was among the earliest clinicians investigating joint hypermobility in dancers and the challenges that often accompany it. Together, they reflect on more than two decades of progress in our understanding of hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), while exploring the many misconceptions that still persist today. The conversation goes far beyond flexibility. Dr. McCormack explains why many hypermobile dancers must work harder, recover more strategically, and develop greater body awareness than their peers. The discussion also dives into the often-overlooked multisystem effects of hypermobility, including…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Linda Bluestein

Guests: Jennifer Milner, Dr. Moira McCormack

Topics covered

• hypermobility
• Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
• Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
• dance medicine
• injury prevention
• body awareness

Keywords

• hypermobility
• joint hypermobility
• fatigue
• pain
• dysautonomia
• rehabilitation
• elite dancers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Ballet, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, mast cell activation syndrome

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