Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Chronic Pain

ABSTRACT

Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The topics addressed in this issue are Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and associated chronic pain; the information is meant to help readers understand the mechanisms for pain in this connective tissue disorder as well as general treatment principles for chronic pain management.

KEYWORDS:

• chronic pain
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• hypermobility
• rehabilitation