About the Hypermobility & EDS Clinic
Care built for hypermobility — and the people who live with it.
For more than ten years, our physician-led team has treated — and learned from — thousands of people with hypermobility and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. We bring diagnosis, procedures, and therapy together under one roof, so you’re never left piecing care together on your own.
Your symptoms are real — and they’re connected.
Whether you’ve spent years searching for answers, or you have a diagnosis and aren’t sure what comes next — you’re in the right place. We treat hypermobility as the whole-body condition it is, and we build your plan from here.
Who we are
A clinic that helped define hypermobility care.
Founded by Dr. Jacques Courseault, our clinic grew out of his research and clinical work at Tulane — and became one of the first in the world built specifically for the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. A decade and thousands of patients later, the mission is unchanged: bring scattered, single-specialty care together into one coordinated, physician-led program.
We don’t just treat EDS — we help advance the science.
Our founder described a new hypermobility diagnosis in the peer-reviewed literature, linking the MTHFR gene variant to connective-tissue differences — helping make a subset of hypermobility more understandable, testable, and manageable.
We can actually see your tissue
High-resolution musculoskeletal ultrasound and our 488-point Fascial Mapping® assessment evaluate fascia and soft tissue in real time — even viewing joint subluxations as they happen — adding detail that static X-ray and MRI may not capture.
Real treatment options, in one place
Invented, in-house procedures: Hydrofascia Release™, Fascial Dextrose Prolotherapy, and ProloBoost Dual PRP — alongside autonomic/POTS, MCAS, and GI management. We have a plan, and the tools to act on it.
A team that gets it
Clinicians who understand that a hypermobile body works differently — and who listen. You’ll be taken seriously here, from the first visit.
A plan built around you
Every plan is written for the body in front of us, not a textbook protocol — with genomic and lab personalization through the FIT GPS screen.
Care that travels with you
Clinics in Louisiana and California, a protocol designed for out-of-state patients, and direct coordination with your home team — wherever you live.
Backed by published research
Our care is built on peer-reviewed science — check it yourself.
We don’t ask you to take our word for it. Here is the published work on hypermobility, EDS, and fascia behind what we do, each linked to the source.
Folate-Dependent Hypermobility Syndrome: A Proposed Mechanism and Diagnosis
Courseault J, Kingry C, Morrison V, et al. Heliyon. 2023;9(4):e15387. Links the MTHFR variant to disorganized connective tissue — a testable, treatable framework.
Read full text (PMC) → 2024 ACR Open RheumatologyPrevalence of MTHFR Polymorphisms in hEDS & HSD Patients
Courseault J, et al. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024. doi:10.1002/acr2.11667. Documents how common MTHFR polymorphisms are in a U.S. hypermobility clinic.
Read on Wiley → 2019 Current Sports Medicine Reports · ACSMFascial Hydrodissection for Chronic Hamstring Injury
Courseault J, Kessler E, Moran A, Labbe A. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2019;18(11):416–420. The first published description of the technique that became Hydrofascia Release™.
View on PubMed →Dextrose Prolotherapy for Upper-Extremity Injuries in hEDS: A Systematic Review
Part of The Fascia Institute’s open clinical case library — the evidence behind regenerative care for hypermobile joints.
Citations and links are provided so you can review the primary sources directly. This page is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Physician-led care
Meet the people behind your care.
From your first visit, you’ll be understood — no need to explain what EDS is or prove your symptoms are connected. That’s where we begin.
Jacques Courseault, MD
CAQSM, FAAPMR · Assistant Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine
Board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. A nationally recognized fascia and hypermobility expert and Castle Connolly Top Doctor, he published the first paper on fascial hydrodissection, developed Hydrofascia Release™ and Fascial Mapping®, and described folate-dependent hypermobility syndrome in the peer-reviewed literature — work featured by NPR Louisiana, WWL-TV, and SciTechDaily.
Kelli Morrell
MSN, APRN, FNP-C · 15+ years in nursing & advanced practice
Kelli leads clinical medicine at the clinic, caring for adolescent and adult patients with a focus on sports medicine, hypermobility, and EDS — with advanced expertise in fascia-related conditions, mast cell disease, and dysautonomia. She guides patients through personalized treatment, post-surgical recovery, and education, and is known for the time and clarity she brings to every visit.
An amazing supporting team
Behind every visit is a dedicated team — nursing, program coordination, operations, and a front office that welcomes you like family — quietly handling every detail so you and your providers can focus on what matters: helping you feel better. Many of us have learned this condition not just from textbooks and thousands of patients, but from life.
Our values
How we show up for every patient.
Define the diagnosis
EDS is complex, and body systems need to be balanced. We help you reach the proper diagnosis so you can get the right care and a treatment plan that actually fits your body.
Keep you organized
With so many systemic symptoms spread across so many specialists, we become your home-base clinic — keeping your information, your providers, and your plan in one place.
Grow with you
Our patient base and provider network are growing fast. Hypermobility and EDS were once called “rare” — we now know they aren’t, and we’re committed to meeting that need.
In their words
What our patients say.
“I came in curious and left impressed. Dr. Courseault and his team worked their magic, and now my neck’s feeling like a rookie again!”
Patients fly in from across the country — and from the highest levels of professional sport — for our coordinated programs.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to receive knowledgeable treatment!”
— M.M.
“My favorite people, ever.”
— R.C.
“I’m officially diagnosed with hEDS. Dr. Courseault is amazing — can’t say enough good things.”
— L.W.
Start here
A clear diagnosis, real options, and a plan to move forward.
Whether you’ve suspected for years that your joints, fatigue, and symptoms are connected, or you already have a diagnosis and need a team that can act on it — the evaluation starts here.