Joint hypermobility syndrome, popularly known as being double-jointed, may be a common but underrecognized disorder in adults that is difficult to diagnose and often mistaken for fibromyalgia or other ...

Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis showed that that Beighton score thresholds for identifying adults with GJH should vary by age.

In a recent study published in BMJ Public Health, researchers investigated whether generalized joint hypermobility (GJH), which indicates varying connective tissue, was associated with self-reported ...

Dr. Natalie Gentile joins us to talk about hypermobility.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Psychological interventions can significantly reduce pain-related fear and the physical impacts of pain in ...

My doctor recently commented that I have loose joints. What does this mean? Loose joints is a term that's sometimes used to describe hypermobile joints. Joint hypermobility—the ability of a joint to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — The broad spectrum of hypermobility and connective tissue disorders has proven difficult to define ...

People with double-jointed shoulders have unusual levels of flexibility in their shoulder joints. Having double-jointed shoulders may sometimes lead to chronic pain and injuries. “Double-jointed” is ...

A link has been found between joint hypermobility and the emergence of depression and anxiety in adolescence, according to a new study by Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) published in BMJ ...

A Beighton score measures joint hypermobility, which occurs when joints are too flexible. The score reflects how mobile a person’s joints are and whether a person might need treatment. To calculate a ...