Ligament laxity and pain

[@StevenMercuro]

What did you specifically get your MD in? Looking toward med school as I’m finishing undergrad and I suffer from hEDS. I have a very strong passion for learning ab healing peptides to help those w chronic pain such as myself and was wondering what route you took through med school?

[@DrewTimmermansND]

I'm a naturopathic physician, not an MD. There are several AANMC accredited naturopathic medical schools across the US and Canada

[@sumr1000]

Thank you doctor. Should yoga or Pilates be avoided if there is ligament laxity around L4-L5 causing radiating groin, thigh and knee pain stemming from a car accident?

[@DrewTimmermansND]

Tough question for me to answer for you specifically as I haven't done a physical assessment on you. In general, we don't like to do too much yoga if there is ligament laxity, as this often exacerbates the problem. You want to strengthen the muscles around the joint to help stabilize. Pilates can be good for this, so is strength training/PT. You also want to use pain as a guide. Here's an old email newsletter I wrote that covers some of this - manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/web-view?a=YyXzjH&c=01HDAB1KGPGJXN0C1ZMR2AY58K&k=e241955b4fb2985022d3a167542c6c92&g=RRUrFn&m=01J27992NFKTFMXMHP9116KR5E&r=3h2pZ3a8

[@sumr1000]

@@DrewTimmermansND : thank you so much 🙏