Could tight clothing and dance help EDS patients regain balance?
NCT ID NCT04020107
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether wearing compression garments and doing specific physiotherapy exercises could improve balance and quality of life in people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). Forty patients with hEDS were followed for a year, first receiving standard care, then adding compression garments and proprioceptive physiotherapy, and finally doing adapted physical activity including dance and stretching. The main goal was to see if these treatments improved postural control measured on a force platform.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- compression garments and proprioceptive physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug approach to improve balance and daily function for people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study with only 40 patients and no control group for the main intervention. Results may not apply to all patients or be long-lasting.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Caen Univerity Hospital
Caen, France
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