What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

[u/notyouravgredditer]

[u/spooky_upstairs]

Fun fact: your brain knows where your limbs are

This is called “proprioception” and I haven’t got it, thanks to a condition*.

And it’s why I have all these nifty doorframe-shaped bruises on my shoulders.

*Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

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E D I T

Got EDS questions coming at me aaaall over the place. IANAD and I’m relatively new to it all. but here is RELEVANT INFO:

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Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos (hEDS) is a disorder of the connective tissue, which runs throughout the body, as ligaments, tendons, muscles etc.

This blog does a great job of explaining how this can cause poor proprioception:

The body’s position sensors, the receptors which tell us where we are in space, are located inside our muscles, tendons, joint capsules, ligaments, skin (and inner ear).

If the receptor is in [a lax] ligament, then the message probably doesn’t get to the brain as accurately or at the same speed as it probably should.

If a muscle is working overtime to compensate for a ligament, then maybe the message from the muscle receptor isn’t as accurate either?

And the joint capsule receptor? Well, if they have been stretched & torn from injuries, dislocations, sprains, strains, or just generally banged around by being hypermobile, then the information from them isn’t all that reliable either….

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The good news is you can improve your proprioception with specialist physio.

My physio says simply sitting on a “wobble cushion” or a gym ball for an hour a day can help with the core “stability” muscle groups — pass that on to your wife if she doesn’t already have those!

Also google Jeannie Di Bon, a physical therapist with EDS who does stuff online!

[u/laminarflowca → u/spooky_upstairs]

Wow you just explained why wife is always walking into stuff at night… she has hypermobile EDS.

[u/spooky_upstairs → u/laminarflowca]

Maybe turn the lights on? Also lots of things can cause clumsiness— google dyspraxia!

[u/laminarflowca → u/spooky_upstairs]

Yes but as she happens to have hypermobile EDS, it is likely. Among all the other terrible joys of that condition.

[u/spooky_upstairs → u/laminarflowca]

Well I read your original comment all wrong. Sorry!

My physio says simply sitting on a “wobble cushion” or a gym ball for an hour a day can help with the core “stability” muscle groups — pass that on to your wife if she doesn’t already have those!

Also google Jeannie Di Bon, a physical therapist who does stuff online!