Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) affects every system in the body, but it’s often missed or misdiagnosed. This blog breaks down the real symptoms, the gaps in current diagnostic tools, and how Connective Wellness and the Norris Lab are both working to create lasting change.

If you’ve ever felt like your body is constantly on high alert, flushing for no reason, itching like crazy, reacting to food, perfume, or stress, you’re not imagining it. These are common experiences for people living with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a condition that causes your body to release chemicals like histamine far too easily.

At Connective Wellness, we work with clients navigating EDS, POTS, MCAS, and complex conditions every day. Our team-based approach focuses on restoring balance, gently, and with your whole system in mind.

When your joints move too much, your nervous system often ends up doing too much, too. For people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), hypermobility, and complex chronic illness, traditional chiropractic care can feel too aggressive, or even risky. That’s why EDS-informed chiropractic care at Connective Wellness is a completely different experience.

Instead of quick, forceful adjustments, we focus on gentle techniques that prioritize stability, nervous system regulation, and pain relief without overstimulating fragile tissues.

Chiropractic care, when adapted for hypermobility and connective tissue disorders, can help bring the body into better alignment, not just structurally, but neurologically.

When you’re navigating a complex chronic illness, the search for relief often comes with frustration, gaslighting, and dead ends. That’s why at Connective Wellness, we believe in therapies that meet your body where it’s at, and Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) is one of the most promising options we offer.

LDN is a gentle, low-risk prescription medication that supports immune regulation, inflammation reduction, and pain modulation. It’s often used off-label as part of a broader care plan for people with EDS, POTS, autoimmune illness, fibromyalgia, and post-viral syndromes, especially when more aggressive treatments have fallen short.

When you live with a complex chronic illness, you know that even "gentle" treatments can sometimes feel too much. That’s why at Connective Wellness, we’re intentional about offering therapies that support healing without overwhelm, and red light therapy is one of our favorite tools.

This non-invasive, pain-free therapy uses specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to support tissue repair, reduce inflammation, and help regulate the nervous system. For individuals with EDS, POTS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and more, it offers a calming, low-barrier option to support healing from the inside out.

If you’ve ever felt lightheaded, shaky, or soul crushingly tired, despite drinking water all day, you’re not imagining it. For people with conditions like POTS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, MCAS, and chronic fatigue, hydration is not as simple as “just drink more water.”

At Connective Wellness, we see hydration as a vital and often misunderstood pillar of nervous system support. It’s not just about quenching thirst, It’s about helping your body regulate blood pressure, energy, circulation, temperature, and even stress.

Let’s break down why hydration is so complex in chronic illness, and how we help our patients replenish what their bodies actually need.

If you live with POTS or another form of dysautonomia, you know it’s not “just dizziness.” It’s the unpredictable heart rate, the lightheadedness when you stand, the brain fog, the fatigue that doesn’t go away with rest — and the constant battle to be believed.

At Connective Wellness, we work with people navigating dysautonomia every day. We understand how life-altering these conditions can be, and how often they’re misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. Our goal is to provide real support, rooted in compassion, regulation, and whole-body care.

For many people with chronic illness, physical therapy hasn’t always been a safe or helpful experience. It’s often too aggressive, too dismissive, or simply not adapted for the complexities of conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, chronic fatigue, or pain syndromes.

At Connective Wellness, we approach physical therapy differently. We don’t just look at muscles and joints, we look at your nervous system, connective tissue, and the real-life pacing your body requires to heal.

Our physical therapy model is gentle, collaborative, and designed to support regulation, not just rehab.

The Prince-Cole Protocol™ is built around six key pillars of lifestyle medicine, which are evidence-based foundations that promote long-term well-being and sustainable healing. Whether you’re living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, chronic fatigue, or nervous system dysregulation, these pillars help guide your care plan and empower you as a whole person.

If you’ve lived with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), or suspect you might, chances are you’ve already been through the wringer. Years of symptoms with no answers, dismissive providers, misdiagnoses, and medical gaslighting.

At Connective Wellness, we’re here to change that.