POTSDAM – Canton-Potsdam Hospital is sponsoring virtual Zoom lecture sessions on hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 15 and 29.

“Hypermobility” will be the topic of this six-part lecture series, beginning July 15 with “Hypermobility 101: Basics of HSD/hEDS and Self-Care,” followed by “Hypermobility 102: POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and POTS Self-Care, Basics of MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrom)” on July 29.

Group facilitator Leslie Russek, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, will discuss Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and EDS to patients newly diagnosed or struggling to manage this condition and common comorbidities. The sessions will discuss common symptoms, how to minimize pain and injury, and how to manage symptoms associated with POTS.

All people with EDS, friends, and family are welcome to participate in the free virtual sessions. The final “Hypermobility” sessions in this series will be held on Aug. 5 and 19, and tentatively on Sept. 9 and 23.

Handouts and additional information are available on Dr. Russek’s website: https://webspace.clarkson.edu/~lrussek/hsd.html.

For information on how to log into the sessions, contact Dr. Leslie Russek, at lrussek@clarkson.edu.

Dr. Russek is a professor in Clarkson University’s Physical Therapy Department and specialist in pain management.