05/20/2026
✨Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month Part 3/5✨
What is EDS?
🦓 EDS is a group of genetic abnormalities that affect connective tissue throughout the body
🦓 There are 13 subtypes of EDS each classified by the affected (abnormal) inherited gene
🦓 common symptoms include hypermobile joints, chronic pain and frequent sprains/dislocations
🦓 EDS is challenging to diagnose due lack of awareness and variance of symptoms and severity
🦓There is no cure for EDS, symptoms can only be managed through awareness, prevention and treatment