Dr. Natalie Gentile joins us to talk about hypermobility.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve spent almost every yoga and pilates class feeling great about myself as I extend my leg or bend my back further than the rest of the group. I have vivid memories of feeling so proud of myself in ...

Ever have a friend who could straighten his arm past 180, do all the yoga poses without any practice, and bend his thumb all the way back to his wrist? Maybe you are that friend. If so, ...