hypermobility management 2025-09-14T19:32:01Z

The ceramic mug slipped through my fingers at 6:17 AM, shattering against tiles still cold from night. Hot liquid sprayed my ankles as I gripped the countertop, knuckles whitening while my knees performed their cruel puppet show – hyperextending backward like snapped branches. That familiar metallic taste flooded my mouth, adrenaline and shame mixing as I surveyed the damage. Another morning ritual destroyed by this unreliable body. I'd stopped counting the broken dishes months ago.

Rain lashed against the windowpane as I stared at the ceiling, my left hip screaming with that familiar electric burn. Another Wednesday lost to what doctors called "generalized joint instability" and I called prison. The heating pad hummed pointlessly beneath me when my phone buzzed - that gentle chime I'd programmed specifically for Jeannie's lifeline. Three taps later, her warm Yorkshire accent filled the dim room: "Right then love, let's talk to those rebellious hips first. Breathe into that

The Zebra Club subscriptionThe Zebra Club was set up in 2019 by Jeannie Di Bon, an internationally recognised movement therapist for hypermobility. Jeannie has hEDS, POTS, MCAS and chronic fatigue herself. Together with her 16 years of clinical experience working with the hypermobility community, pl