Hitchhiker’s thumb, also known as distal hyperextensibility, is a genetic trait that is usually a quirk, but may be related ...

That unusual bend in your thumb isn't a cool party trick. Discover what hitchhiker's thumb might reveal about your health and ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Most people who experience health repercussions from their double-jointedness – around 3 to 4 per cent of the population – suffer from joint hypermobility disorder.

Hypermobility takes being flexible to the next level! Attend an in-person workshop next week to learn more and meet with the ...

It sounds as if your daughter may have hypermobile joints; this means that they bend more easily or seem more lax than normal. In children of your daughter's age it can show up when they start ...

Background Patients with hypermobility suffer from joints problems and chronic pain is the most frequently reported symptom. Objective Eccentric muscle strengthening could be very important to protect ...

Patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome had earlier pain onset, longer pain durations, and more pain locations than those with mixed chronic pain conditions ...

Flexibility, for those who don’t have it, is almost a kind of super-power. But what happens when you’re too flexible? Kat Storr is just one of thousands of women who are hypermobile and it’s ...

1 New South Wales Institute of Sports Medicine, Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Immunology, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia Objective: To evaluate the incidence of ...

A new study from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry shows significant improvements in pain and quality of life for patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after ...