Bendy Bodies with Dr. Linda Bluestein

Hand Pain, Numbness & Weakness in EDS: Missed Nerve Problems with Dr. William Ericson | Ep 214

What if your hand pain, numbness, weakness, or grip problems aren’t actually coming from your hand or wrist? Orthopedic hand surgeon William Ericson, MD, joins Dr. Linda

What AI Gets Wrong About Your Health with Michael Turken, MD (Ep 213.5)

Patients are already asking AI the questions they cannot always ask their doctors. That creates enormous opportunity, but also real risk. AI can help people organize com

EDS Medical Gaslighting, MCAS & Migraine with Dr. Ina Stephens | Ep 213

What happens when doctors misunderstand Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD)? Sometimes the consequences go far beyond frustration or

Unpredictability in EDS: Flares, Shame & What Actually Helps | Office Hours

Why can you feel almost functional one day and completely wrecked the next with hypermobile EDS, HSD, POTS, or MCAS? And how do you know whether you need more treatment,

Is Brain Inflammation the Missing Link? Brain Inflammation Collaborative & Dr. Ina Stephens | Ep 211

What if some of the most disabling symptoms in EDS, HSD, POTS, MCAS, ME/CFS, and long COVID are being driven by something we still struggle to see on standard testing? I

Flexibility as a Liability: What Circus Teaches Us about Hypermobility w/ Dr. Emily Scherb (Ep 210)

What if being “naturally flexible” is actually the thing putting you at risk for injury? Dr. Linda Bluestein welcomes back Dr. Emily Scherb, known as The Circus Doc, for

Tongue Tie, Trauma, Menopause & More: Your EDS Questions Answered with Dr. Dacre Knight (Ep 209)

Tongue tie and POTS? EDS without obvious hypermobility? Perimenopause making symptoms worse? And tongue numbness after a nerve block? In this listener Q&A, Dr. Linda Blue

Is the Ehlers-Danlos Umbrella Helping... or Hurting? with Abbey Phillipson (Ep 208)

Could lumping every type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome under one umbrella actually be doing more harm than good? In this thought-provoking episode, host Dr. Linda Bluestein,

Are EDS Treatments Moving Faster Than the Evidence? with Dr. Dacre Knight (Ep 207)

Are surgical risks in EDS exaggerated, underestimated, or simply misunderstood? And how can patients tell the difference between a promising treatment and an expensive pr

Medical Cannabis, hEDS, and the Sensitized Nervous System with Professor Dave Nutt & Lucy Stafford (Ep 206)

Why do some people with hEDS or HSD report meaningful relief with medical cannabis, while others feel worse, notice no benefit, or experience side effects? And what might

The Hidden Link Between Long COVID, Lyme Disease & Hypermobility with Dr. Ina Stephens (Ep 205)

Can a single infection permanently change your health, or does it simply reveal something that was already there? In this episode, host Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermob

What Most Doctors Never Explain About EDS | Office Hours (Ep 204)

If you could listen to just one conversation about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

Why Small Wins Matter More Than Miracle Cures in EDS and HSD: The MENS-PMMS Method™ with Dr. Dacre Knight (Ep 203)

What does it really take to build an effective treatment plan for a condition that touches every system in the body, when there is no single magic pill? In this episode,

EDS Information Overload: How to Know What to Trust | Ep. 202

Too many diagnoses. Too many opinions. Too many tabs open. Not enough clarity. If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to navigate Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), Hypermob

Physical Therapy for EDS: Why It Fails and How to Make It Work | Ep. 201

"Exercise is good for EDS." So why do so many hypermobile people get worse when they try it? In this episode of Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, Dr. Linda Blueste

Hypermobility Then and Now | Episode 200

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

Fatigue, Pain, Poor Sleep? It Could Be Vitamin D. | Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff & Dr. Dacre Knight (Ep. 199)

Could one of the most overlooked drivers of chronic pain, fatigue, poor sleep, and slow recovery be hiding in plain sight? In this episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein and co-ho

Why Lipedema Resists Diet and Exercise with the Lipedema Foundation (Ep 198)

You have been told it is just weight. Just diet. Just effort. For millions of women with lipedema, that is not just wrong. It is decades of unnecessary suffering. In th

Why Everything You've Been Told About EDS Lifestyle Is Wrong with Dr. Dacre Knight (Ep 197)

Most people with EDS or HSD have been told to "exercise more," "eat better," and "sleep on a schedule," usually by someone who has never tried to do any of those things i

Too Flexible to Fix? Orthopedic Surgery and Hypermobility with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein (Ep 196)

What if being too flexible is exactly what makes surgery fail? And what if your doctor thinks your shoulder is fine because you can lift your arm to 90 degrees, not reali