Ep 177: Hypermobility, Proprioception And Building Up A Bendy Body
Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman
Nutritious Movement
4.8 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2025
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram discuss movement for the bendy body with their guest Dr Libby Hinsley, a doctor of physical therapy specializing in the treatment of hypermobility syndromes and chronic pain. Libby shares her personal and professional journey with hypermobility explaining what hypermobility is and the associated symptoms. Libby, Katy and Jeannette discuss the paradox that bendy bodies have large ranges of motion yet tense muscles and how a sedentary lifestyle is even more of a liability for people with hypermobility syndromes. Libby and Katy outline the ABCs of a movement program for bendy bodies that often struggle with proprioception and are easily fatigued. They emphasize the importance of higher load activities performed with very mindful attention to exercise form. They caution that smaller and slower movements are key whatever the exercise modality.
Also in this episode, Katy has a conversation with Sohail Shariff of Movemate, creator of segmented active standing boards designed to be used while you work. Sohail explains the personal stories behind the product and its design. Katy shares her appreciation of the boards particularly how these boards foster dynamic movement of the foot and ankle, something missing with traditional balance boards. Sohail and Katy also discuss the board's segmented design; the multiple articulations create a flowing but stable motion which means Katy can move and focus on work at the same time. Finally they discuss the value of the board in the therapeutic space particularly for those with a need for movement that soothes the nervous system.
Books Mentioned:
Yoga for Bendy People: Optimizing the Benefits of Yoga for Hypermobility by Libby Hinsley
I Know I Should Exercise, But... by Diana Hill & Katy Bowman
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| 1:51.0 | This is the Move Your DNA podcast, a show where movement science meets your everyday life. |
| 1:57.1 | I'm Katie Bowman, biomechanist, author, and I have zero hypermobile joints. |
| 2:03.6 | And I'm Jeanette Lorham, biologist, movement teacher, and I have hypermobile toes. |
| 2:10.8 | Everybody is welcome here. Let's get started. Welcome to the movie or DNA podcast, everyone, |
| 2:21.1 | from the hypermobile to the extremely stiff. And that's everybody, right? And I'm, where would you say you are? Yeah, I'm definitely the couple of hyper mobile parts, but generally more towards the stiff side, I would say. Yeah. Do you |
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