How Bodysuit Shapewear Reduces Effects Of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
A disorder known as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome “Cutis hyperelastica’, is a condition that basically is a defect in the construction of collagen. This inherited disorder has no quick fix or elixir because the severity of the condition can range from benign to malicious. In lay man terms Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is defined by extreme hyper mobility, which means the joints bend in each and every way without any clarity as to which way they may bend and when, leading to constant dislocation. Different ranges of hyper mobility exist and studies show that 1 in every 10,000 or 15,000 is afflicted by any range of hyper mobility.
Two doctors gave definition to this condition at the turn of the twentieth century, Edvard Ehlers of Denmark and Henri-Alexandre Danlos of France.
Situations where individuals can bend the back of their thumb back or where one exists extreme elasticity of skin or body would be defined as hyper mobility.
One young girl was born with a severly radical form of this disorder. This young 3 year old names Olivia Court has been to numbers of doctors and surgeon and undergone two hip surgeries in order to help her walk .
After realizing that Olivia was not sitting up or crawling at the age of one, Olivia’s mom and dad, Lena, 36, and Adrian, 41, a couple residing in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, started doing the rounds of doctors in order to find a solution. After much contemplation and meeting with many doctors, they decided to go ahead with two corrective hip surgeries. Although corrective surgery is usually a pretty good answer to this condition, in Olivia’s case, despite wearing a cast from her chest to her knees for eleven months, her hip kept dislocating.
Since her muscles were not strong enough to support her joints, she was not able to sit up, crawl, and definitely not walk. After the two corrective hip surgeries, the doctors and surgeons gave up on Olivia’s condition.
Although doctors told Lena and Adrian Court that their daughter would never walk, the couple were determined to find a way to give their little girl a chance to living a normal life.
And then an answer came from a surgeon. Something akin to a bodysuit was suggested for Olivia. It seemed like a great idea, but it was incredibly expensive. With a price tag of
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