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Name: | Ruth Goode |
Age: | 17 |
Year of the Fix: | 2015 |
Location: | Norwich |
Campaign: | To raise awareness of hypermobility syndrome |
I have hypermobility syndrome, which quite simply means being too flexible and double-jointed. The ligaments around my joints are too loose so they all have a larger range of movement than they should do. It can cause me injuries such as sprained wrists and ankles.
I wasn’t diagnosed until last year, about six years after I first experienced pain as a result of the condition.
It’s my view that many people don’t know enough about hypermobility syndrome and the challenges that those living with it can face every day.
With Fixers, I want to create a resource to help improve people’s understanding of the condition.
I hope that by doing this I can help people receive a diagnosis sooner, so they can get the support they need.
Dr Toby Smith, University of East Anglia
Dr Toby Smith, a Physiotherapy Lecturer at UEA, supports my Fix. He agreed to be interviewed to appear in my broadcast film.
Macauley Collinson
Sam Womack
Liam Thomas
Jade Kingdom
Hannah Baker
Fixers
Kiki
Shannon Rawlings
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Jack H
Timothy Cranfield
Fern Lulham
Hannah Carter
Becky
Alexandra Garrick
Chelsie Brown
Ben Simms
'Kate'
Shak & Natasha
Mason Latey
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
'Ben'
Olivia G
Lauren Taylor
Shano