![]() Įxperts estimate that up to 10% of the general population may have some degree of hypermobility, with women affected about three times more often than men. The medical term for joints that move too far is hypermobility, and the word for joints that are too loose and move too easily is laxity. Sometimes these people are called “double-jointed,” and some may even have dislocated or popped their joints out of the socket. Their joints move farther and more easily than most people’s joints, so they often can do tricks like bending their thumbs forward until they touch their fore-arms. They’re the people, maybe like you, who did gymnastics or ballet when they were young and are “good” at yoga. Many people have flexible or loose joints. I’ve come to understand hypermobility syndrome, but you’ve lived it. Joint Hypermobility and Joint Hypermobility Syndromeĭedicated to my hypermobile patients, from whom I have learned so much. (Reprinted with permission from author, Dr.
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