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What is joint hypermobility syndrome?
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Dr. Craig Mortonanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 20 years experience
See below: Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond the normal range of motion. Joints most commonly affected are the elbows, wrists, fingers, and knees. Hypermobile joints often occur in otherwise healthy and normal children. This is called benign hypermobility syndrome.
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Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 53 years experience
Painful Joints: Joints that exceed their normal range of motion are "hypermobile". The condition is found mostly in women and has genetic relationships. There is an association of joint hypermobility and #fibromyalgia. Hypermobile joints potentiate people who have this condition to mechanical injury.
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Dr. Laurence Badgley commented
General Practice 55 years experience
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JHS CRITERIA SITES
Many people with fibromyalgia have an underlying condition of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). It is possible for anyone to easily find out if they have this condition at:
benign joint hypermobility syndrome-gp-training.net
www.gp-training.net/rheum/hypermobility/index.htm
In studying this medical condition it is useful to know that there is a Brighton Criteria and a Beighton Score for joint hypermobility. Both evaluations are essentially looking for the same physical condition. They are spelled differently.
Nov 26, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Milleranswered
Rheumatology 53 years experience
Fingers bend back: Hypermobility is diagnosed when several joints extend ( move backwards ) more than they should, elbows small knucles and knees are common. It is not serious generally, and found in many gymnasts and indian rubber circus people.
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Dr. Thomas Deberardinoanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 34 years experience
Strong joint muscles: Joint stability is largely derived from the presence of passive stabilizers such as the ligaments and capsule around the joint that limit joint motion in all the possible directions. The dynamic stabilizers are the muscles surrounding each joint that can be helped by making them stronger and more efficient at helping to stabillize the joints in question. Physical therapy helps strengthen muscles.
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Dr. Bradford Landryanswered
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 14 years experience
Exercise: Evidence on effective treatments in JHS is variable but overall it seems that a program focused on increasing aerobic capacity, maintaining good dynamic control, and improving proprioception tend to be most successful. Meeting with a physical therapist who can help put together a safe and effective program would be ideal.
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