Sharon Hennessey

Physiotherapist & Founder: Hypermobility Project & Not Just Bendy

Sharon Hennessey is an award-winning Australian physiotherapist and the founder of The Hypermobility Project, a clinician-focused education and training initiative dedicated to improving recognition, ethical diagnosis, and clinical management of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

With nearly three decades of experience as a physiotherapist, Sharon brings a broad clinical background across musculoskeletal, neurological, rehabilitation, chronic pain, and paediatric practice.

Sharon is also the principal at Not Just Bendy Hypermobility Services, where a team of physiotherapists focus on supporting clients with HSD and hEDS.

Sharon presents nationally and internationally, equipping allied health professionals with practical assessment strategies and treatment adaptations that can be implemented immediately in clinical practice.

Her work spans education, advocacy, and collaborative clinical research, and is informed by lived experience as both an individual and a parent, bringing additional insight into the complexity of this population.

Symptomatic Hypermobility: Identification, Understanding, and Treatment Modifications

Hypermobility is common. But Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are commonly overlooked. And even when they are recognised, adapting treatment plans can feel unclear or inconsistent.

This session will help clinicians recognise symptomatic hypermobility, understand how it influences presentation and response to treatment, and modify their approach accordingly. You’ll gain practical assessment strategies (focused on the lower limb) and clear treatment adaptations that can be implemented in clinic immediately.

A must-attend session for clinicians who want their treatment to work with the patient’s physiology, not against it.