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Not Just Bendy Hypermobility Physiotherapy Services. Face-to-face assessment, online and home visits for management and rehabilitation of complex hypermobility.

Telehealth/online consultations available for Australia

EDS Society Centre of Excellence

Course for your medical and allied health teams!!
12/10/2026

Course for your medical and allied health teams!!

For World Mental Health Day, let’s talk about mental health in hypermobility 💚Living with symptomatic hypermobility can ...
10/10/2026

For World Mental Health Day, let’s talk about mental health in hypermobility 💚

Living with symptomatic hypermobility can be a lot. Pain, fatigue, unpredictable symptoms, navigating healthcare, and sometimes spending years searching for answers can all take their toll.

Research also shows us that the relationship between hypermobility and mental health is complex. There may be physical, biological and life-experience factors all interacting, and there is still so much we’re learning.

One thing we do know? Being heard matters.

Mental health support should never mean that your physical symptoms aren’t real. Both deserve to be listened to, taken seriously and supported.

At Not Just Bendy, we care deeply about the whole person. Our physios aren’t mental health professionals, but if you’re struggling, we can listen, recognise when you may need some extra support, and help connect you with the right people and services.

This year’s theme is Together We Thrive, and we think that’s a pretty lovely reminder that feeling understood, supported and connected can make a difference. 💚

Here’s to looking after our minds as well as our bodies.

Chocolate electrolytes have officially landed at NJB!Sodii’s new Salty Chocolate brings rich cocoa together with their s...
07/10/2026

Chocolate electrolytes have officially landed at NJB!

Sodii’s new Salty Chocolate brings rich cocoa together with their signature salty twist, so naturally, we had to get the NJB team to taste test it.

The verdict? Mixed reviews in the best way. Some of us loved it warm for those hot chocolate vibes, some rated the rich flavour, and some thought it was definitely one for the sweet tooth!

Want to make up your own mind? Sodii's Salty Chocolate flavour is now in stock at NJB.

🧠 October is ADHD Awareness Month! 👋💭 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental condition that ...
05/10/2026

🧠 October is ADHD Awareness Month! 👋

💭 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental condition that develops in early childhood, however it's a lifelong condition that still shows signs and symptoms well into adulthood.

ADHD typically can present is 3 ways:

🧐 Inattentive symptoms: easy distracted but not impulsive or hyperactive
🗯️ Hyperactive-impulsive symptoms: showing both impulsiveness and hyperactivity
🤝 Combined symptoms: a mix of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness

👉 ADHD is more than just hyperactivity, impulsiveness and inattention - some of its biggest struggles lie in things like executive dysfunction, time blindness, hyperfocus on specific tasks, sensory overload and so much more.

🤲 It's important to show and talk about ADHD in more ways than just the standard stereotypical traits so we can strive to reduce the stigma surrounding it, support both early and late identification, improve education and access to support.

💙 October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month! 💙💧 Dysautonomia is a broad term for disorders that disrupt the autonomic nerv...
02/10/2026

💙 October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month! 💙

💧 Dysautonomia is a broad term for disorders that disrupt the autonomic nervous system. These conditions tend to lead to a myriad of issues with important functions of your body; such as your heart rate, body temperature, breathing, digestion, cognitive function, sweating and so much more.

🚰 More than 70 million people worldwide are affected by the 15 types of dysautonomia, with a few of the most well known types being Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) and Vasovagal Syncope (VVS).

👉 Importantly, there are many people out there who do not meet the criteria for these 15 types but still have a form of Dysautonomia. Everyone, regardless of whether they fit into these categories or not, deserves care if they have symptoms of Dysautonomia.

Raising awareness of Dysautonomia ensures better education, funding of research, recognition and support for people living with these conditions day by day.

📢 NJB public holiday clinic closures! The Not Just Bendy clinic will be closed for this coming Monday, the 5th of Octobe...
02/10/2026

📢 NJB public holiday clinic closures!

The Not Just Bendy clinic will be closed for this coming Monday, the 5th of October, for the King’s Birthday.

We hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend!

✨ NJB’s Top Product of The Month! 🩴This month, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our clinic favourites — Archies!Archi...
27/09/2026

✨ NJB’s Top Product of The Month! 🩴

This month, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our clinic favourites — Archies!

Archies are thongs and slides designed with built-in arch support, giving your feet a little more support than your typical flat pair of thongs. They’re a favourite among many of our clients — and our physios too! You’ll probably find most of the NJB physio team owns a pair (or two 👀).

We currently stock:

🩴 Archies Thongs — $40.00

💜 Archies Slides — $59.99

Archies are available to purchase in-clinic only at NJB, so feel free to ask our team about them next time you’re in!

You can also purchase them online directly through the Archies website.

A little gym facelift at Not Just Bendy!Our brand new reformer has arrived and is ready to go. It’s a little higher, sup...
21/09/2026

A little gym facelift at Not Just Bendy!

Our brand new reformer has arrived and is ready to go. It’s a little higher, super smooth, and easier to get on and off.

And there’s more happening in the gym!

We’re increasing the number of our small group Balanced and Strong classes, using a mix of Pilates equipment, weights, balls and balance equipment to keep things varied and help our clients get stronger.

We’re also working on a new system to fast-track clients into our classes, meaning less time on the waiting list and more time getting moving.

Want to know when more spots become available? Comment below and we’ll send you a DM when we have more details!

Do your hypermobile patients' symptoms ever feel like too much of a coincidence to be separate diagnoses?A new pre-print...
07/09/2026

Do your hypermobile patients' symptoms ever feel like too much of a coincidence to be separate diagnoses?

A new pre-print paper has proposed a name for something many of us already see clinically: a subgroup of hEDS/HSD patients whose presentation is dominated by cranial, spinal, autonomic and inflammatory symptoms together. The authors refer to it as “Neuro-EDS”.

Their proposal isn't that this is a new disorder. It's that each piece is treated as various individual findings on its own, with many being rare conditions (like CSF leaks & tethered cord). So when a patient has several of them together, it can read as implausible rather than a recognisable pattern.

Individually, each diagnosis is real and accepted, but together, they become much harder for the system to believe. That's a big part of why so many of these patients are often told their symptoms don't add up.

The part that stood out to me the most is the paper points to the brainstem as the anatomical overlap. It's where the cranial and spinal structures sit, and it's also where the key autonomic nuclei live. So a craniospinal issue isn't just a "structural" problem sitting separately from someone's dysautonomia or MCAS. It’s likely feeding it, which is a plausible mechanism for why these issues turn up in the same patients.

What this means for treating symptomatic hypermobility, is if a patient's symptom list keeps sprawling across specialties and nothing explains the whole picture, this framework is a reason to zoom out rather than keep chasing each finding in isolation, or quietly doubting how many "rare" things one person can plausibly have.

It doesn't change what we investigate. It changes how we talk about the whole picture with a patient and with specialists.

Worth being upfront about: this is a concept paper, not yet peer-reviewed, published on a preprint server. It's proposing a framework and a research agenda, not a validated diagnosis. Several of the authors are also authors on many of the studies it draws together to make its case. I think it's a useful lens, but it needs the multicentre validation the authors themselves are calling for.

Reference: DOI:10.20944/preprints202608.0567.v1

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💙 Happy Father's Day! 💙Today, we're celebrating all the incredible dads in our hypermobility community.To the dads livin...
06/09/2026

💙 Happy Father's Day! 💙

Today, we're celebrating all the incredible dads in our hypermobility community.

To the dads living with EDS, HSD and other connective tissue disorders, we know that parenting can sometimes come with extra challenges. Whether it's managing pain, fatigue or unpredictable symptoms while showing up for your family, your resilience doesn't go unnoticed.

Being a dad isn't about being perfect. It's about the love, patience, encouragement and care you give every day. Whether you're playing with the kids, offering advice, sharing a laugh, or simply being there when it matters most, you're making a difference.

Thank you for everything you do. Your strength, kindness and dedication are deeply appreciated, and we're so grateful to have you as part of the Not Just Bendy community.

Wishing all dads, grandads, stepdads and father figures a relaxing, joyful and well-deserved Father's Day. 💙

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