What is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome? Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders with distinctive skin and joint involvement. It is labeled as heterogeneous because it has 6 subcategories. The 6 types of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome that are categorized according to symptoms are Classical, Hypermobility, Vascular, Kyphoscoliosis, Arthrochalasia, Dermatosparaxis, and Tenascin X-Deficient type (3). The poorly defined disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, has yet to be clearly examined. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome also known as EDS affects about 1 out of every 10,000 individuals born (3), passed on within families from one generation to the next, through the family genes. EDS is caused by abnormalities or defects in the collagen fiber structure. When collagen is damaged, the connective tissue is deteriorated, and this causes instability of skin, joints, and tissues. Since this disease is poorly defined, it is probably often missed by doctors when patients describe their symptoms.It is highly likely that this disease is more common than we think (2). Complications of EDS The complications that are most commonly found in patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome include, early arthritis, surgical wounds failing to heal, premature rupture of membranes during pregnancy, rupture of major vessels, rupture of uterus or rectum, rupture of the eyeball and gastrointestinal complications. Major joints in the body system including hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, and wrists have a tendency to be easily strained, dislocated or broken. Skin that is easily bruised, torn, or scarred is also associated with EDS as well as decreased skin thickness. Patients with EDS often have velvety smooth skin. Because of the faulty collagen in EDS patients numerous body systems can be affected. Patients who inherit this genetic disease experience chronic pain. In the hypermobility type, chronic pain is caused when the joints hyperextend. Children may enjoy