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BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
@BendyBrain
hypermobility + related conditions brain-body neuro research @bsmsmedschool | Chair RCPSYCH NDPSIG | Linktr.ee/bendybrain | @bendybrain.bsky.social
Brighton
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Feb 2, 2022
    Thanks to @MRC @MQmentalhealth @VersusArthritis @BSMSMedSchool. Direct link to paper #hypermobility #neurodivergence #dysuatonomia #pain here
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    Frontiers | Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Jul 16, 2024
    Exciting new @BSMSMedSchool brain-body research. Role of #proprioception and #hypermobility in #emotions in #neurodivergence published by @royalsociety. News item here: tinyurl.com/mpw6ax2s. Full paper: tinyurl.com/yf32tpyh Thanks @LisaQuadt @DrSFink and @CritchleyHugo and
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Nov 21, 2023
    Getting ready to brief MPs @UKParliament about #hypermobility #eds with @ehlersdanlosuk .We need pathways! Hopefully informed by our @BSMSMedSchool research. Thanks @MQmentalhealth @VersusArthritis. Zebras unite!
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Jul 20, 2024
    Incredibly proud to have won this Research Pioneer Award from @TheEDSociety for @BSMSMedSchool brain-body research in #hypermobility #EDS. Much more in pipeline. huge thanks to collaborators and supporters @CritchleyHugo @LisaQuadt Prof Kevin Davies. Proud to be patron
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Apr 16, 2024
    Delighted to have been asked to speak @ukaan_org ADHD conference #hypermobility #EDS #dysautonomia #inflammation. Exciting @BSMSMedSchool research insights to share
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Oct 3, 2023
    NEWS! Delighted @BSMSMedSchool have promoted me to Reader in Brain-Body Medicine for #hypermobility work. What exactly is a Reader? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader_(a… Reader(UK) ~ Full Prof(US). Huge thanks to supporters @lisaquadt @CritchleyHugo @DrSFink @NeuroRae Prof Kevin Davies
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Nov 7, 2024
    Big day today #hypermobility #eds #neurodivergence #autism #adhd #AuDHD. Filming for the news about #AuDHD @rcpsych @rcpsychNDPSIG and @rcpsych award ceremony this afternoon!
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Oct 4, 2023
    Proud to feature in @BSMSMedSchool 20th anniversary celebration special edition of InPulse. Let’s spread more #awareness of #hypermobilty #eds #medtwitter #research is our future
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Dec 20, 2021
    New paper accepted #hypermobility #Neurodiversity watch this space
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Nov 21, 2023
    Seemed to go well @UKParliament with @ehlersdanlosuk and @DrEReinhold Dr Hanadi Kazaz and Dr Helen Cohen briefing MPs about #hypermobility #eds
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
    @BendyBrain
    Nov 21, 2023
    Getting ready to brief MPs @UKParliament about #hypermobility #eds with @ehlersdanlosuk .We need pathways! Hopefully informed by our @BSMSMedSchool research. Thanks @MQmentalhealth @VersusArthritis. Zebras unite!
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Sep 21, 2024
    Delighted to have been shortlisted @rcpsych awards 2024 - both for Academic Researcher of Year and Communicator of Year. rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/rcpsy… Thanks @BSMSMedSchool @SPFT_NHS for all your support especially @CritchleyHugo and @LisaQuadt . Watch this space for upcoming research
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Jan 30, 2023
    Glad our @BSMSMedSchool research paper tinyurl.com/3sajsk4h #hypermobility #adolescence is getting attention @BMJ_Open tinyurl.com/4fbuck6e
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Mar 22, 2024
    So proud to be moving this #research forward and joining the dots #hypermobility #eds #dysautonomia #mecfs #LongCovid bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0… thanks team @LisaQuadt @DorinaCadar @NJ_Cheetham @DrClaireSteves @CritchleyHugo Prof Davies Alan Hakim and Dr Nick Gall @UKPoTS
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    The Ehlers-Danlos Society
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    Mar 21, 2024
    A recent study by @bendybrain published in BMJ Public Health found that individuals with generalized joint hypermobility might face a greater risk of not fully recovering from COVID-19. Read all about it here: ehlers-danlos.com/study-finds-pe…
    Study finds people with joint hypermobility may be more prone to long COVID
    Is joint hypermobility linked to self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19? Case–control evidence from the British COVID Symptom Study Biobank
    Is joint hypermobility linked to self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19? Case–control evidence...
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    BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles
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    Nov 22, 2021
    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj… New #research #eds #hypermobility from @MindBrainBody out today! please RT @HMSACharity @ehlersdanlosuk @TheEDSociety @BluesteinLinda @jdibon @DrEReinhold @JGjanegreen @sedshsd @Laconic_doc thanks @Research_SPFT @The_MRC
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    Variant connective tissue (joint hypermobility) and dysautonomia are associated with multimorbidity...
    The symptoms of joint hypermobility extend beyond articular pain. Hypermobile people commonly experience autonomic symptoms (dysautonomia), and anxiety or related psychological issues. We tested...
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