Aids & Assists

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Books & Educational Items

  • Graceful Strength

    Step into a world of empowerment with "Graceful Strength." Equip yourself with the tools to manage chronic illness effectively and reclaim control over your health and happiness.

  • Why Do I Hurt?

    Education and Pain Treatment Strategies to Help You Move and Function Better, Experience Less Pain, and Take Back Your Life

  • Disjointed

    Disjointed (688 pages) is for patients with hEDS/HSD and the physicians who treat them.

  • Explain Pain Handbook

    A Handbook to Help You Find Freedom from Pain Using the Power of Knowledge and the Remarkable Bioplasticity that Exists in Every Single One of Us

  • Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

    This book informs people with EDS about the healthcare team needed to treat them properly and guides physical therapists and their patients through the Muldowney exercise protocol.

  • Mast Cells United

    At 542 pages and referencing over 1200 academic articles, this book is the longest and most thorough resource on mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) to date.

  • The Body Keeps Score

    “Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane

  • The Dysautonomia Project

    A much needed tool for physicians, patients, or caregivers looking to arm themselves with the power of knowledge.

  • The Lady's Handbook for her Mysterious Illness

    The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey’s years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head - but wasn’t. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored.

  • The Trifecta Passport

    The “trifecta” refers to three conditions that commonly occur together: mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and the hypermobile type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

  • Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive

    A Handbook for Patients with CRPS or RSD ― Learn the about the Neuroscience of Pain and Graded Motor Imagery to Help Desensitize the Tissues

Therapy & Mobility Aids

  • Soovu

    Soovu’s wearable technology uses precise heat to deliver fast and effective relief of chronic, musculoskeletal, and menstrual pain. Powerful and soothing heat deactivates the TRPV1 pain receptor, blocking the pain signal from the brain.  In one 30-minute session, pain relief comes in 5 minutes and lasts 3+ hours. Connective Strength has negotiated a $100 coupon using code CONST100 at checkout.

  • Body Braid

    The Body Braid creates a gentle pressure on your skin, and this pressure creates a link between your movement and the stimulation of your sensory nerves. Your brain receives enhanced information about where your body parts are, and how they are moving relative to each other.

  • Inner Balance Coherence Plus + HeartMath

    Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback helps you access a healthy and high-performance state called heart coherence which balances your mind and emotions. This helps prevent stress and clears your thinking for more effective choices.

  • KT Tape

    By gently lifting the skin, KT Tape temporarily increases local blood flow to reduce pain and muscle soreness

  • LifeGlider

    Unlike conventional walkers, the LifeGlider prevents falls by securing the center of gravity, which affects posture, balance, and gait.

  • SI Belt

    By uniquely stabilizing the sacroiliac joints (SI joint) at the base of the spine, the SI Belt relieves back, hip, pelvic and leg pain while relaxing the muscles and promoting healing.

  • Vibration Plate Exercise Machine

    Vibration plates are a great way to build core strength and help with Lymph drainage.

Nutrition, Supplements, & Food

  • Soylent Drinks (Multiple Flavors)

    A plant-based complete nutrition shake that provides your body with everything it needs to thrive.

  • Barleans Intestinal Repair

    Barlean's Intestinal Repair is formulated to soothe irritation of the gatrointestinal tract, support healthy digestive membranes, and assist the cells lining the intestinal wall for healthy digestion. Non-GMO, sugar-free, gluten-free

Clothing & Comfort

  • Billy Shoes (Zipper)

    Zipper shoes, popular with kids

  • PajamaJeans

    Soft, stretchy, and stylish tall blue jeans that look like denim but feel like pajamas so you can conquer the day comfortably and in style; drawstring waist for a custom fit

  • Zeba Shoes

    Zeba Sneakers requires no bending and no tying. Our sneakers utilize a Patented “Collapsible hands-free” shoe heel-technology that allows users to put on their shoes effortlessly, without bending down! The back of ZEBA shoes collapses downward and pops back up once the foot is inside the shoe, so that it doesn’t require bending or tying.

Makeup, Skin Care, & Beauty

  • Acure Products

    Acure products are free from parabens, sulfates, mineral oil, petrolatum, and formaldehyde.