Keller Doctor Speaking at the 25 Year Celebration of the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation Meeting

KELLER, TEXAS - March 11, 2010 - Dr. Diana Driscoll has been asked to speak again at the Ehlers Danlos National Foundation's  Conference.  This year's conference will be the 25 Year Anniversary Silver Celebration of the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation.  The conference is scheduled for July 15-17, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, and thus far includes over 17 doctors and researchers speaking on this under-diagnosed, yet often disabling condition.

Dr. Driscoll spoke at the 2008 EDNF Conference in Houston on "The Ocular Effects of Ehlers-Danlos" and "Doctor as Patient", both talks were very well received by doctors and patients in attendance.

In addition to Dr. Driscoll other speakers at the 2010 Ehlers-Danlos National Learing Conference include Dr. Brad Tinkle, author of the book, Issues and Management of Joint Hypermobility, as the the keynote speaker Dr. Howard Levy, Dr. Clair Francomano, Dr. Nazli McDonell, Dr. Mark Lavallee, and many more.

About Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder affecting our body’s production of collagen used to make connective tissue.   Connective tissue is the glue that holds our body together making up approximately 80% of our body weight.  The most common symptoms of EDS affect the joints and skin.

Skin symptoms are characterized by thin, soft, velvety skin that bruises easily and stretches.  Tearing of the skin is common along with slow wound healing.  Scars are often look like “cigarette paper”.

Joint symptoms include hyperextensible joints (joints that extend beyond their normal range of motion). People with hyperextensible joints have often been called “double jointed”.  Because the ligaments and tendons are “stretchy” the joints dislocate or become subluxated easily.  The premature onset of osteoarthritis is common and is often difficult to identify in an X-ray.  The majority of EDS patients eventually develop autonomic dysfunction, which means that bodily functions that are normally controlled through no conscious effort (heart rate, blood pressure, blood circulation, digestion, etc.) stop functioning normally.  Both Dr. Richard and Dr. Diana Driscoll have become connective tissue experts and continue to help many patients - both those who have been diagnosed and not yet diagnosed.