Multidisciplinary treatment for hypermobile adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Thijs van Meulenbroek, A.P. Conijn, Ivan Huijnen, Raoul Engelbert, Jeanine Verbunt
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To determine whether adolescents with generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder/ hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (G-HSD/ hEDS) show changes in the level of disability, physical functioning, perceived harmfulness and pain intensity after completing multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment. METHODS: aims to decrease disability and pain-related fear. Pre- and post-treatment assessments were conducted to assess the level of disability, physical functioning (motor performance, muscle strength and physical activity level), perceived harmfulness and pain intensity. RESULTS: <0.01) after completing multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment. CONCLUSION: Multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment leads to a significantly and clinically relevant improvement in the level of disability for adolescents with G-HSD/hEDS. Positive effects were also found in physical functioning, perceived harmfulness and pain intensity. Although the results of this multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment for adolescents with G-HSD/hEDS are promising, further study is needed to confirm these findings in a randomized design.