The 13 Types of EDS · The Hypermobility Hub

The 13 Types of EDS

Research and science literature is always changing (thankfully), and before a new research paper was released EDS and Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) were a separate diagnosis, however the term JHS is not longer used.

The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of 13 genetic connective tissue disorders. Each type is caused by a different gene mutation and is considered a separate condition.

You cannot “develop” another type of EDS later in life. A child will inherit the same EDS type as their parent and not a different one. Not everyone person with EDS will present with symptoms everyday, meaning many people with hEDS or HSD remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.

In 2017, the EDS classification system was updated to reflect newer research.This update also introduced Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD). Hypermobile EDS (hEDS) is believed to be the most common type.

The 13 Types: You can find further information on this in our classroom, or on the website link included. This Skool platform is for people with Classic EDS and Hypermobile EDS. More complicated types need in person management with a specialist, and some advice and exercises on here may not be suitable.

• Arthrochalasia EDS (aEDS)

• Brittle Cornea Syndrome (BCS)

• Cardiac-Valvular EDS (cvEDS)

• Classical EDS (cEDS)

• Classical-like EDS (clEDS)

• Dermatosparaxis EDS (dEDS)

• Hypermobile EDS (hEDS)

• Kyphoscoliotic EDS (kEDS)

• Musculocontractural EDS (mcEDS)

• Myopathic EDS (mEDS)

• Periodontal EDS (pEDS)

• Spondylodysplastic EDS (spEDS)