Hypermobility is often measured using the Beighton Score, which assesses five different key joints in the body.

The good news: There’s an easy test you can do at home to gauge your risk. Around 20% of people are hypermobile, meaning ...

EDS is characterised by joint hypermobility - an increased range of motion in the joints, making them more flexible than average. Skin can stretch further than normal, joints bend too far and ...

Symptomatic hypermobility, or joint hypermobility syndrome, is when your joints are loose and stretchy because the ligaments attached to them are not as strong and supportive as they should be.

Kiley, now 62, is one of an estimated one in four people with joint hypermobility, a condition involving the body’s ...

She was also given individualized home exercises. Conclusions The goal of this eccentric training is to avoid hypermobility by using the muscles as a protective brake in the control of joint ...

Methods: Under 16 year old female netball players from a local suburban netball association were assessed for joint hypermobility using the validated Beighton score (0–9, with higher scores indicating ...