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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.
Becky Thorn
'Kate'
Macauley Collinson
Jade Kingdom
Shannon Rawlings
Chelsie Brown
'Ben'
Liam Thomas
Sam Barakat
Olivia G
Sam Womack
Alexandra Garrick
Fixers
Meghann
Hannah Baker
Ethan Mcinally
Ben Simms
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Shano
Becky