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01-08-2009 | Book Review

Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility: A Guide for the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome

By Brad Tinkle, MD, PhD. Left Paw Press, Greens Fork, IN 47345, 2008, 144 pp., $17.95 paperback

Author: Melanie Pepin

Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling | Issue 4/2009

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Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility is a welcome addition to a diminutive set of resources currently available to those who care for children and adults with hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS type III). This 133 page book offers “talking points” for affected adults, parents of children with EDS III, genetic counselors and therapists in their efforts to design and carry out an individualized treatment plan. Within its pages, the author provides a summary of medical research and gives expert opinion, and he reviews symptoms and potential medical problems. The author teaches while he guides the reader through avenues for optimizing good health. …

Title: Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility: A Guide for the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome
By Brad Tinkle, MD, PhD. Left Paw Press, Greens Fork, IN 47345, 2008, 144 pp., $17.95 paperback
Author: Melanie Pepin
Publication date: 01-08-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1059-7700
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3599
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-009-9226-z

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

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Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility: A Guide for the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome

By Brad Tinkle, MD, PhD. Left Paw Press, Greens Fork, IN 47345, 2008, 144 pp., $17.95 paperback

Excerpt

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

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