Pain Management / Physiatry
29 EDS specialists in this category
Pain management specialists and physiatrists develop multimodal pain plans for EDS patients, combining medication management, injections, and rehabilitation strategies tailored to hypermobile joints. Seek providers who understand that EDS pain is often neuropathic and centralized, not purely musculoskeletal — opioid-only approaches are rarely effective long-term. Effective EDS pain management often combines low-dose naltrexone, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and physical therapy. Patients with EDS may also have atypical responses to local anesthetics, which experienced pain specialists will account for.
Pain Management / Physiatry specialists are most concentrated in New York (5), Maryland (4), Ohio (3).
Last updated 2026-04-18
About Pain Management / Physiatry for EDS Patients
Pain in EDS isn't just from joints popping out — it involves nerve sensitivity, central nervous system changes, and muscle fatigue from compensating for loose ligaments. A pain specialist who understands EDS recognizes that your pain is real and complex, and will build a treatment plan that addresses multiple pain sources rather than relying on a single approach.
What to Expect
The specialist will ask you to describe your pain in detail — location, type (sharp, burning, aching), timing, and what makes it better or worse. They may perform a physical exam and review any prior imaging. Treatment discussions will likely cover several options, potentially including injections, medications, and physical therapy working together. Be honest about what you've already tried and what hasn't worked.
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Alaska (1)
California (1)
Florida (1)
Idaho (2)
Idaho Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Boise, ID
Based in Boise, Idaho, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on hypermobility and chronic pain. At Idaho Physical Medicine and...
Idaho Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Meridian
Meridian, ID
Based in Meridian, Idaho, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on hypermobility and chronic pain. At Idaho Physical Medicine...
Illinois (2)
Chicagoland Pain Management
Bolingbrook, IL
Chicagoland Pain Management, with locations in Bolingbrook and Hinsdale, Illinois, is a specialized practice whose highly qualified medical...
Global Health Partners at Northwestern
Chicago, IL
Global Health Partners at Northwestern is a private, fee for service practice with four physicians (2 PM&R docs, 1 anesthesiologist, and 1...
Indiana (1)
Maryland (4)
Lifestream Health Center - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Based in Baltimore, Maryland, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on chronic pain. Pain management is never a quick fix, our...
Lifestream Health Center
Bowie, MD
Based in Bowie, Maryland, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on chronic pain. Pain management is never a quick fix, our pain...
Lifestream Health Center - Essex
Essex, MD
Based in Essex, Maryland, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on chronic pain. Pain management is never a quick fix, our pain...
Lifestream Health Center - Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie, MD
Based in Glen Burnie, Maryland, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on chronic pain. Pain management is never a quick fix, our...
Michigan (1)
New Jersey (1)
New York (5)
Manhattan Pain Medicine, PLLC
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan Pain Medicine is a multidisciplinary pain practice in Greenwich Village with a particular focus on hypermobility and the...
Weill Cornell Medicine Pain Management - Hudson Yards
Manhattan, NY
Weill Cornell Medicine's Division of Pain Management maintains a dedicated Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient page and identifies EDS as an area...
Weill Cornell Medicine Pain Management - Lower Manhattan
Manhattan, NY
Weill Cornell Medicine's Division of Pain Management maintains a dedicated Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient page and identifies EDS as an area...
Weill Cornell Medicine Pain Management - Midtown East
Manhattan, NY
Weill Cornell Medicine's Division of Pain Management maintains a dedicated Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient page and identifies EDS as an area...
SUNY Upstate PM&R
Syracuse, NY
SUNY Upstate PM&R is a pain management / physiatry provider in Syracuse, New York with experience treating Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome....
Ohio (3)
Pain Zero - Grove City
Grove City, OH
Based in Grove City, Ohio, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on hypermobility, chronic pain and more. We are an...
Pain Zero
New Albany, OH
Based in New Albany, Ohio, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on hypermobility, chronic pain and more. We are an...
Pain Zero - Westerville
Westerville, OH
Based in Westerville, Ohio, this pain management / physiatry practice focuses on hypermobility, chronic pain and more. We are an...
Oregon (2)
Alena Guggenheim, N.D. — OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center
Portland, OR
Alena Guggenheim, N.D., is a naturopathic physician and assistant professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at Oregon Health &...
Active Pain Relief
Tigard, OR
We are an integrative pain management clinic specializing in non-opioid pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to chronic pain. Our...