“You’re not making it up. Your pain is real, and your body isn't a mystery—it's just complex.”
If you've been told your pain is normal, your labs look fine, or that being flexible is a good thing — and you're still struggling every day — you are not alone. Most clinicians don't know what to do with a hypermobile body. We do.
Flourish Physical Therapy specializes in hEDS, HSD, and the full hypermobility spectrum. This is not general physical therapy applied to a complex condition. This is care built around how your body actually works.
Physical therapy for the bodies others couldn't figure out.
Does this sound familiar?
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You've always been the 'flexible one' — but flexibility has never meant feeling good
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Your joints feel unstable, clicky, or like they shift out of place
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You fatigue faster than other people during movement or exercise
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Pain moves around — it's never just one thing
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You've been dismissed by doctors, told imaging is normal, or diagnosed with anxiety
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Previous physical therapy made things worse or didn't hold
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You may also deal with POTS, MCAS, or GI symptoms alongside joint issues
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If you recognized yourself in that list, you're in the right place.
What treatment looks like at Flourish
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Every patient starts with a full 55-minute evaluation. We look at moving patterns and compensations.
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Your plan is built around specific pattern of instability and daily capacity.
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Sessions may include manual therapy, neuromuscular strengthening, and proprioceptive training.
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Manual therapy at Flourish is individualized to your presentation, stability, symptoms, preferences, and response to treatment. Advanced manual therapy training does not mean manipulation is automatically part of your care.
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Treatment may include hands-on techniques when appropriate, but your comfort and consent guide the session. High-velocity techniques are not a default treatment for hypermobility.
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We work alongside your other providers (naturopaths, cardiologists, etc.) to coordinate care.
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Complexity varies, and we'll be honest with you about recovery expectations.
Hypermobility doesn’t always look the same from one day to the next. Pain, fatigue, dizziness, autonomic symptoms, recovery, and exercise tolerance can fluctuate.
Your session can adapt with you. We may modify positioning, exercise intensity, rest breaks, loading, or treatment priorities based on how your body is responding that day.
Many of our patients also navigate conditions such as POTS/dysautonomia, MCAS, gastrointestinal symptoms, headaches, or fatigue. Physical therapy does not replace medical management of these conditions, but we account for how they may affect movement, exercise tolerance, positioning, and recovery and coordinate with your medical team when appropriate.
Why work with
Dr. Kinsey Winter, DPT
Dr. Kinsey Winter lives with hypermobility herself. Her clinical path started with a career-ending dance injury in a medical system that didn't understand her body — which is why she built a practice that does.
Her certifications — DPT, COMT, CSCS, CDNS, SMT — reflect a deliberately broad clinical toolkit. Hypermobile patients are complex. Treatment has to be too.
Why standard PT often fails hypermobile patients
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Many traditional PT approaches aren’t designed around the needs of a hypermobile body. Generic stretching, progressing load too quickly, or treating each painful joint in isolation can miss the bigger picture.
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Stretching isn’t automatically the answer. Hypermobility doesn’t mean every joint or tissue has adequate mobility, but more range isn’t always the goal. We assess where you need mobility, where you need control, and how those pieces work together.
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Paced load building. Too much too fast triggers flare-ups.
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Nervous system regulation. Treatment has to address protective tension directly.
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Stability from the inside out. The goal is joint confidence and proprioception.
Who we treat
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Adults and teens with hEDS, HSD, or suspected hypermobility spectrum disorder.
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Dancers and performing artists with hypermobility.
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Patients with POTS, MCAS, or dysautonomia alongside joint symptoms.
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Patients who have failed PT elsewhere and need a different approach.
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Parents seeking early intervention for a hypermobile child.
Understanding the Spectrum
Nervous System Informed Hypermobility Care
Living with hEDS or HSD means your body is constantly processing more than others realize. When joints lack natural end-range feedback, the nervous system often creates protective tension or pain sensitization. Our approach focuses on autonomic regulation and rebuilding stability from the inside out.
We utilize paced load building to address instability and subluxations without overwhelming your system. By integrating postural awareness and gentle movement, we help you transition from persistent pain to a feeling of safety and confidence in your own body.
Hypermobility & EDS Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about whether Flourish is the right fit for your body? Here are answers to some of the questions we hear most often from people with hypermobility, HSD, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.