#hyperflexibility

The hardest part of keeping up with my physical therapy stretches for my shoulder is, without a doubt, remembering to keep my shoulder relaxed. That thing wants to tighten up because of the strain/pressure of maintaining a slow stretch. But it needs to stay relaxed.

I was helping my friend's 8 year old with writing- both mom and I suspect hEDS- she was getting frustrated because it's hard to hold a pencil because her thumb keeps folding backwards. We try a few adaptive pencil holds but they all feel too weird for her and she switches to knitting, but after several minutes her hands are tired and cramping.

This is a callout post for my joints

Chronic pain, chronic illness, autoimmune disease. Just great.