I have PTSD and hyper mobility. Watched this just for my hyper mobility symptoms but I found I started crying each time I felt myself relax my pelvic floor because trauma brain does NOT like feeling vulnerable. The body really does keep the score, I took lots of breaks doing these exercises but it was still incredibly hard. Though, I think this is the first time in months my lower back feels relaxed and not sore.
This was really helpful I think the visuals helped a ton. My SI joint felt better as we got to the end with the forward folds. Good that you reminded us not to go too deep into cow every time. I needed the reminder... every time
This is an incredible class and info. I've watched it a lot of times over the past few months. At first, I played the breathwork part on repeat because the rest didn't make so much sense to me at that point. But the more I practised this, the more I understood everything and it all came together. Thank you so much, @Jeannie for sharing this with us. ❤
I found this video extremely helpful in both learning how to visualize & begin to feel the pelvic muscles. I also appreciate you sharing that for some individuals the pelvic muscles may be too tight. Weak, tight ,or a combination of both, all are important distinctions treatment wise. Thank you for your hEDS education & exercises. Your videos are important complements to my fairly standardized physical therapy sessions with PT & OT professionals.
Just found you channel. Loved it. The best video about pelvis area. I am having problems with C1 ,C2 area. But symptoms are all over my body. Head to pelvis area to the thigh. Would you please talk about it and solution about it. You are so thorough and love the way you explain things. Or any recommendations on your previous videos since I am new here. Thanks you so much. Hello from Canada.
I'm a zebra club member and loving it... I'm so reassured hearing you say you had a hypertonic pelvic floor! I have been referred to a pelvic floor PT for biofeedback but can't get in for months. This issue has been the cause of my life long constipation, says my gastro doctor. Do you or could you recommend a class to support me during my wait???
Just diagnosed with hypertonic pelvic floor, affecting rectum, painful pelvis, vagina etc taken years and years to get this diagnosis and it all makes sense now. I am relieved to find your EDS video explaining breathing, pain relief and solutions to improve this condition. The Gynaecologist mentioned I was not carrying out a high enough pelvic floor lift, is this something that will improve whilst practicing this particular programme you have kindly created?
Thanks. The Gynaecologist is referring me to specific Physio, he advised that just a routine physio who helps patients with pelvic floor exercises was not good enough as I need to be taught how to relax my pelvic floor first and only a few within the department have that kind of knowledge and training. No idea when that is likely to happen so feel in the meantime I need to start to learn how to breath and try and relax. Your video has given me a great start and provided me with more information. I was completely unaware of this condition and yet complaining about so many pelvic related issues. It was only when I received the results from a pelvis MRI to confirm I have a left inguinal hernia, right one was repaired 2018. During this MRI I was asked to bear down, which I did to my fullest capacity because that is what I thought they wanted me to do. The radiologist confirmed the hernia but also made a note of significant pelvic floor descent on straining. My surgeon never mentioned it on his clinic letter. When I asked him about it he was I feel a little taken aback, I already had a copy of my MRI and the CD as well. I advised him that I had spoken with my GP who immediately sent a referral to Gynaecology, she understood the relationship between pelvic floor and EDS which I am thankful for. The surgeon then decided to write to the Gynaecologist and miraculous 14 weeks later I am called to the professor of Gynaecology... He was not impressed by the Radiology department not providing guidance and for not recognising from my health records that I have EDS as well as hiatus hernia also. He said he was going to write to the department, whether this happens or not at least I kind of know where I am up to and kind of know what might happen next.
Doctor, when I jumped down some stairs and landed on one foot, I felt a shift in my hips but no pain. The next day, I felt severe pain in both hips and my hips do not stay in place any more. I have to constantly do the shotgun method to pop them into place. It has been 3 years and I still have lots of pain. Is this because I’m hypermobile or is it because I got injured and there might another solution other than proprioception training? My imaging showed some impingement and that was it. Your exercises have been making me feel better. I will go to PT for pelvic floor relaxation training soon because now I have testicular pain caused by those muscles. I received your book in the mail and I’m looking forward to reading it. Thank you for all the content you put out.
Hey jeannie . I was wondering could you do a video on strengthening the pelvis ? I know this video is about stability so I was wondering about strengthening?? Many thanks 😊
Hi Jeannie. Thanks for another wonderful and much needed class. I have hypermobility in my right foot and after many years of long distance driving the foot is slightly twisted so my right toe pad won’t connect to the floor. I think my right pelvis has rotated outward because of my foot and causes pain. I’m hoping that this video along with your foot exercise videos will help me to rectify this problem. Thank again.
Dear Jeannie, I am so happy I found this video. I have been having debilitating symptoms for 4 years now and nobody has helped me with it. I had a spine surgery because my pain was thought to be associated with a cyst! But I had 0% improvement. I was told that I had a hypertonic pelvic floor but I was not sure why I do, and I believe now that it is a problem of hypermobility. I don't know how to proceed with this and I wish to see you. I am 28 from Saudi Arabia and now have hip pain too!! I really really wish I can see yoi because it seems you have experienced a lot of what I am going through. Is it possible to have an e-appointment or an appointment at your clinic?
Very great video. Have been doing these exercises at night they really help to relieve lower body tension before I sleep. Where do kegels fit into helping hypermobile community especially those post partum or with prolapse?
Great to hear they are helping. Prolapses or post partum is a different thing. Sometimes kegals are a necessary exercise for a specific medical issue. I’m talking about squeezing that area during an exercise class and holding it in thereby increasing abdominal pressure.
hi , thanks for your amazing videos, I have pudendal neuralgia , eds and lower cross sydnrome. Generaly, are there any moves I should avoid when stretching pelvis? also have you done a video on lower crossed syndrome?
I have snapping hip and considering hip anthroscopy with iliopsoas release but all of this has me concerned. My Chiroprator states that it’s because of my hyper mobile pelvis and that it needs to balance. My PT has me doing muscle and core strengthening and I will e going on my 2nd othro surgeon opinion. It’s incredibly painful at the groin and my hip hurts when I take a step. Has anyone here had this procedure done? If so, what has been your experience? BTW, thank you for the vid, I will try the exercise.
@@gdj5 i use the elliptical machine for cardio because running exacerbates my hips. No soreness in my hips after using it. Another great form of cardio is swimming.
Great video! Would some of these moves (the ones on your back) would be OK to do on a mattress instead of on the floor/a mat? I can’t really easily access the floor, however a mattress might not give enough support for the windshield wiper et cetera? because my lower back and buttocks started to flare up after doing them on the bed😢
Hi jeannie..your videos are so helpful! Thankyou! I have severe lower rib pain every day gets worse the more i move..also at bra strap level right around thorax and sternum..very bad afternoons and evenings..when i sink into alignment as i am learning from you it helps! Should i bd doing these movements with this rib pain?
Thank you. Glad they are helpful. Always best to get new pains checked out by a medical professional. None of these exercises should make pain worse. Have you tried the breathing classes?
Hello there. I really need some help figuring out how to prevent my right hip from randomly dislocating. Could these exercises help keep it it in place? My Chiropractor has been manipulating it back into place but I just want it to stop. It's too painful, especially when it traps my sciatic nerve. Thank you.
lol it’s probably painful because chiropractics is a dangerous pseudoscience. it’s been documented several people get strokes from neck adjustments, please please stop letting them pop your joints and bones around it is providing only temporary relief at best
I have PTSD and hyper mobility. Watched this just for my hyper mobility symptoms but I found I started crying each time I felt myself relax my pelvic floor because trauma brain does NOT like feeling vulnerable. The body really does keep the score, I took lots of breaks doing these exercises but it was still incredibly hard. Though, I think this is the first time in months my lower back feels relaxed and not sore.
Thank you for sharing. Yes Movement & breathwork can release enormous amounts of stuck tension. I’m glad you found some relief from your back pain 🙏🏻
This was really helpful I think the visuals helped a ton. My SI joint felt better as we got to the end with the forward folds. Good that you reminded us not to go too deep into cow every time. I needed the reminder... every time
Glad it helped!
Excellent! It really helps when professionals take the time to explain the why of things instead of telling you what to do.
Thank you 🙏🏻
When we know why we have to do something, we are more likely to do it and stick with it
This is an incredible class and info. I've watched it a lot of times over the past few months. At first, I played the breathwork part on repeat because the rest didn't make so much sense to me at that point. But the more I practised this, the more I understood everything and it all came together. Thank you so much, @Jeannie for sharing this with us. ❤
I’m so glad. Thank you 🙏🏻
I found this video extremely helpful in both learning how to visualize & begin to feel the pelvic muscles. I also appreciate you sharing that for some individuals the pelvic muscles may be too tight. Weak, tight ,or a combination of both, all are important distinctions treatment wise. Thank you for your hEDS education & exercises. Your videos are important complements to my fairly standardized physical therapy sessions with PT & OT professionals.
Thank you. I’m so glad they are helpful 🙏🏻
Thank you so much,🙏it was amazing for me, to feel so relax in the pelvis after so much pain. Thank you Bless you. Zia❤
You're so welcome!
Amazing, thank you for this session! Look fwd to having more control over the relaxation and widening of my pelvis!
Wonderful!
Just found you channel. Loved it. The best video about pelvis area. I am having problems with C1 ,C2 area. But symptoms are all over my body. Head to pelvis area to the thigh. Would you please talk about it and solution about it. You are so thorough and love the way you explain things. Or any recommendations on your previous videos since I am new here. Thanks you so much. Hello from Canada.
Thank you. Take a look at my live neck class - we talk all about neck instability.
I'm a zebra club member and loving it... I'm so reassured hearing you say you had a hypertonic pelvic floor! I have been referred to a pelvic floor PT for biofeedback but can't get in for months. This issue has been the cause of my life long constipation, says my gastro doctor. Do you or could you recommend a class to support me during my wait???
Yes this class is good. Plus we have a pelvic health class on The Zebra Club. Lots of relaxing, breath classes too.
Thank you!
Just diagnosed with hypertonic pelvic floor, affecting rectum, painful pelvis, vagina etc taken years and years to get this diagnosis and it all makes sense now. I am relieved to find your EDS video explaining breathing, pain relief and solutions to improve this condition. The Gynaecologist mentioned I was not carrying out a high enough pelvic floor lift, is this something that will improve whilst practicing this particular programme you have kindly created?
So glad you found this video helpful. I would definitely work on this plus see if you can see a pelvic health physio.
Thanks. The Gynaecologist is referring me to specific Physio, he advised that just a routine physio who helps patients with pelvic floor exercises was not good enough as I need to be taught how to relax my pelvic floor first and only a few within the department have that kind of knowledge and training. No idea when that is likely to happen so feel in the meantime I need to start to learn how to breath and try and relax. Your video has given me a great start and provided me with more information. I was completely unaware of this condition and yet complaining about so many pelvic related issues. It was only when I received the results from a pelvis MRI to confirm I have a left inguinal hernia, right one was repaired 2018. During this MRI I was asked to bear down, which I did to my fullest capacity because that is what I thought they wanted me to do. The radiologist confirmed the hernia but also made a note of significant pelvic floor descent on straining. My surgeon never mentioned it on his clinic letter. When I asked him about it he was I feel a little taken aback, I already had a copy of my MRI and the CD as well. I advised him that I had spoken with my GP who immediately sent a referral to Gynaecology, she understood the relationship between pelvic floor and EDS which I am thankful for. The surgeon then decided to write to the Gynaecologist and miraculous 14 weeks later I am called to the professor of Gynaecology... He was not impressed by the Radiology department not providing guidance and for not recognising from my health records that I have EDS as well as hiatus hernia also. He said he was going to write to the department, whether this happens or not at least I kind of know where I am up to and kind of know what might happen next.
I had the same issue with pelvic floor therapy
Yes very frustrating
What would we do without you - I’m in india trying to get help with hyper mobility pains
Yes I have a uterine prolapse as well
Love this one! ❤ Thanks
Me too 🙌
Doctor, when I jumped down some stairs and landed on one foot, I felt a shift in my hips but no pain. The next day, I felt severe pain in both hips and my hips do not stay in place any more. I have to constantly do the shotgun method to pop them into place. It has been 3 years and I still have lots of pain. Is this because I’m hypermobile or is it because I got injured and there might another solution other than proprioception training?
My imaging showed some impingement and that was it. Your exercises have been making me feel better. I will go to PT for pelvic floor relaxation training soon because now I have testicular pain caused by those muscles.
I received your book in the mail and I’m looking forward to reading it. Thank you for all the content you put out.
Thank you. Hope you enjoy the book.
Hey jeannie . I was wondering could you do a video on strengthening the pelvis ? I know this video is about stability so I was wondering about strengthening??
Many thanks 😊
Thank you. You can find a whole program on the pelvis in The Zebra Club.
Hi Jeannie. Thanks for another wonderful and much needed class. I have hypermobility in my right foot and after many years of long distance driving the foot is slightly twisted so my right toe pad won’t connect to the floor. I think my right pelvis has rotated outward because of my foot and causes pain. I’m hoping that this video along with your foot exercise videos will help me to rectify this problem. Thank again.
Hope it is helpful 😊
Dear Jeannie,
I am so happy I found this video. I have been having debilitating symptoms for 4 years now and nobody has helped me with it. I had a spine surgery because my pain was thought to be associated with a cyst! But I had 0% improvement. I was told that I had a hypertonic pelvic floor but I was not sure why I do, and I believe now that it is a problem of hypermobility. I don't know how to proceed with this and I wish to see you. I am 28 from Saudi Arabia and now have hip pain too!! I really really wish I can see yoi because it seems you have experienced a lot of what I am going through. Is it possible to have an e-appointment or an appointment at your clinic?
I’m happy the video has helped. Yes I do virtual consults. Please email me directly to chat more.
Very great video. Have been doing these exercises at night they really help to relieve lower body tension before I sleep. Where do kegels fit into helping hypermobile community especially those post partum or with prolapse?
Great to hear they are helping. Prolapses or post partum is a different thing. Sometimes kegals are a necessary exercise for a specific medical issue. I’m talking about squeezing that area during an exercise class and holding it in thereby increasing abdominal pressure.
@@JeannieDiBonHypermobility aah OK that makes sense. Thank you
Every time I feel like I’m using my body more correctly I just start to feel so sick and nautilus
Sounds like a sensitive nervous system. Have you tried my parasympathetic class? Hope it settles.
hi , thanks for your amazing videos, I have pudendal neuralgia , eds and lower cross sydnrome. Generaly, are there any moves I should avoid when stretching pelvis? also have you done a video on lower crossed syndrome?
It’s hard to give specific advice as I don’t know your exact symptoms. I don’t really stretch the pelvis though.
@@JeannieDiBonHypermobility i see you use flossing instead. how does someone 'floss' the hip flexors?
I have snapping hip and considering hip anthroscopy with iliopsoas release but all of this has me concerned. My Chiroprator states that it’s because of my hyper mobile pelvis and that it needs to balance. My PT has me doing muscle and core strengthening and I will e going on my 2nd othro surgeon opinion. It’s incredibly painful at the groin and my hip hurts when I take a step. Has anyone here had this procedure done? If so, what has been your experience? BTW, thank you for the vid, I will try the exercise.
Love your video. ❤️
What type of cardio exercise do you recommend for pelvic issues?
I have a whole cardio section of classes in The Zebra Club. They are hypermobility friendly.
@@JeannieDiBonHypermobility what are your thoughts on using the elliptical machine?
@@gdj5 i use the elliptical machine for cardio because running exacerbates my hips. No soreness in my hips after using it. Another great form of cardio is swimming.
Does sitting down worsen hypertonic pelvic floor?
Not necessarily - depends how you sit. Check my sitting videos on here
Great video! Would some of these moves (the ones on your back) would be OK to do on a mattress instead of on the floor/a mat? I can’t really easily access the floor, however a mattress might not give enough support for the windshield wiper et cetera? because my lower back and buttocks started to flare up after doing them on the bed😢
Yes on the bed is ok. If you’re getting flares, go slower and reduce the range.
Hi jeannie..your videos are so helpful! Thankyou! I have severe lower rib pain every day gets worse the more i move..also at bra strap level right around thorax and sternum..very bad afternoons and evenings..when i sink into alignment as i am learning from you it helps! Should i bd doing these movements with this rib pain?
Thank you. Glad they are helpful. Always best to get new pains checked out by a medical professional. None of these exercises should make pain worse. Have you tried the breathing classes?
did you see this?
Managing Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a physician's perspective
i have not listened , yet, but, i am interested in opinions of talk.
Hope it was helpful
Hi Jeannie. I feel like I really needed to feel this. I will drop you an email ok 🙏
Thank you. I’ve got your emails.
Hello there. I really need some help figuring out how to prevent my right hip from randomly dislocating. Could these exercises help keep it it in place? My Chiropractor has been manipulating it back into place but I just want it to stop. It's too painful, especially when it traps my sciatic nerve. Thank you.
You may want to try my hip class first. That’s more about stability. It’s in the live playlist
@@JeannieDiBonHypermobilityWill do!! I'm subscribed! Thank you so much!
@@HeartOfTheSource thank you 🙏🏻
lol it’s probably painful because chiropractics is a dangerous pseudoscience. it’s been documented several people get strokes from neck adjustments, please please stop letting them pop your joints and bones around it is providing only temporary relief at best
❤
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