Resources from Dr. Alan Spanos, MD (retired)

While we await the new edits and resources from Dr. Spanos, here are his old articles from the recently disconnected website.

Thank you for all you’ve given to our community in North Carolina and Beyond!

For excellent resources from other hypermobility experts throughout the country and abroad please visit our other resources pages!

  1. The EDS Predicament and How to Get Through It
  2. Common Questions about Hypermobility Conditions
  3. Why the New EDS Classification Matters
  4. Joint Hypermoblity Diagnosis for Non-Specialists
  5. Medical Care of Patients with a Hypermobility Disorder
  6. Physical Therapy Exercies Braces for People with EDS
  7. EDS What Your Specialists Need to Know
  8. EDS for the Gastroenterologist
  9. EDS and Orthopedic Surgery
  10. EDS and Disability
  11. MCAS – Treatment (an evolving area, please continue to research. – Dr. S)
  12. Medical Care of Patients with a Hypermobility Disorder
  13. Surgical and Anesthetic Precautions
  14. Why Doctors Ignore EDS
  15. Genetic Testing for EDS

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