Hawaiian Experience Spa » EDS http://blog.hawaiianexperiencespa.com A Health, Fitness, Massage, & Pain Releif Discussion Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Spa donates $300 to support Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome http://blog.hawaiianexperiencespa.com/2009/09/19/spa-donates-300-to-support-ehlers-danlos-syndrome/ http://blog.hawaiianexperiencespa.com/2009/09/19/spa-donates-300-to-support-ehlers-danlos-syndrome/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:22:38 +0000 Steve http://blog.hawaiianexperiencespa.com/?p=99 Hawaiian Experience Spa donates $300 to support EDS

Hawaiian Experience Spa donates $300 to support EDS

Hawaiian Experience Spa, located in Scottsdale, Arizona has raised $300 to support local residents with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).  The $300 was presented to Jen Scherr on September 18, 2009. Mrs. Scherr is the Vice-President of the EDSF Phoenix Metro Group, a support group for local residents with EDS. Hawaiian Experience Spa massage therapists treat several clients with EDS and the owners of the Scottsdale day spa actively work with EDS patients and groups to help bring attention to this genetic disorder which afflicts 1 in 5000 Americans.

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Dog with EDS - Source: Wikimedia Commons

Medical massage therapy can be used effectively to reduce pain and increase quality of life in patients suffering from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).  EDS is a genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by joint pain and hypermobility, stretchy delicate skin, and other symptoms.  People with EDS have unstable joints, fragile skin, or vascular problems, because of a genetic defect in their connective tissue. EDS affects at least 1 in 5000 people.

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 At Hawaiian Experience Spa in Scottsdale we regularly treat several clients suffering with EDS.

 

 

 

Article written by:

Steve Ibach, Licensed Massage Therapist, Fitness Consultant

Hawaiian Experience Spa
10855 N. 116th St., Ste 130
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-661-2991

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