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Dr. Svetlana Blitshteyn Dr. Svetlana Blitshteyn is the Director and Founder of Dysautonomia Clinic, where she provides consultations for patients with neurologic and autonomic disorders. She is the Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Blitshteyn completed her neurology training at Mayo Clinic […]
The ILC EDS 2023 Virtual Conference Series: June 27th Webinar
Welcome to our 2023 Conference: Fitting the Pieces Together & the 10% Rule Establishing a Road Map to Overcome Barriers to EDS Care | Dr. Jordan Jones & Dr. William Black Q&A with Dr. Jones and Dr. Black | Establishing a Road Map to Overcome Barriers to EDS Care Building your Care Toolkit with […]
The ILC EDS 2023 Virtual Conference Series: Women’s Health April 25th
The Canadian Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes 2023 virtual Conference series: Women’s Healthcare and Management of Weak Connective Tissue in EDS A welcome to our 2023 Conference:Women’s Health – Care & Management of Weak Connective Tissue in EDS Nelly Faghani, RPT Talk Title: Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in EDS & HDS Dr. Ahmad Hasan, Resident Physician at University of […]
What are Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders?
There are more than 200 Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders that can affect the tissues between the cells of your body that give tissues form and strength. All of these diseases are directly related to problems in genes that are responsible for building connective tissues. The disorders are called “heritable,” because they are passed on from […]
What is EDS?
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue. Connective tissues provide support in skin, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, internal organs and bones. There are several types of EDS that may share some symptoms. These include: an increased range of joint movement (joint hypermobility) stretchy skin fragile skin that breaks or […]
