Too Flexible? Try These Exercises for Improving Hypermobility
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I Was Born With Loose Joints | Living In Constant Pain | Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
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The Beighton Score | Generalized Joint Hypermobility (Laxity)
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Hypermobility Exercises
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Joint hypermobility syndrome and joint instability with Prolotherapist Danielle Matias, MMS, PA-C
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What is the link between joint hypermobility and anxiety? | Dr Jessica Eccles
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Hypermobility-Mayo Clinic
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With hypermobility, you want to work on strengthening and adding flexibility to your joints. You could begin incorporating the following simple joint-building exercises into your workout. You should be sure to warm up and cool down after each exercise session. As with these exercises.Conditions that could potentially cause hypermobility include: If you have joint hypermobility syndrome, treatment will focus on relieving pain and strengthening the joint.
Do exercises.What Causes a Hypermobility Disorder? There are a number of factors that determine the stability and mobility of a joint. Examples include – the shape of the bones, training, previous injury, muscle strength and proprioception (how we perceive the position and movement of our joints).Core exercises, when done properly, benefit the back and abdominal muscles, which in turn protect your spine.
Core exercises for hypermobility help you establish and maintain a neutral position so that your movements and exercises are executed without causing hypermobility of the joints. Components of Core Exercises for Hypermobility.There are various treatments available for Hypermobility syndrome and exercise can be one of the most essential parts of the treatment procedure. Physical therapy is one of the best ways to treat hypermobility syndrome.
Occupational therapy for hypermobiity syndrome may involve educating the patient with all the alternative ways for carrying out a specific task.The condition tends to run in families. Symptoms of hypermobility syndrome include joint pain. People with hypermobility syndrome are more susceptible to injury, including dislocations and sprains. Anti-inflammatory drugs can help with joint pain.
Exercise can strengthen muscles, providing stability.Treatment. Simple things can help with this condition, such as: Exercise. It’s a good idea to strengthen the muscles around loose joints.
For some people, doctors recommend splints, braces, or.A 2017 article in the Journal of Education, Health and Sport recommended stabilization exercises for people with hypermobility. These movements rely on closed kinetic chain exercises, which increase muscle awareness and work many joints.
Examples include power squats and rowing.In most people, joint hypermobility causes no problems and requires no treatment. But in some people, hypermobility causes joint pain and may result in a higher incidence of dislocations and sprains. Your doctor might suggest physical therapy to help strengthen the muscles surrounding these joints.If you have joint hypermobility that doesn’t cause any problems, treatment is not necessary.
However, you may need treatment and support if you have joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS), which causes a wide range of symptoms, including joint pain and digestive problems. Some of the main treatments for JHS are outlined below. Self care.Hypermobility may be associated with muscle and joint pain that is especially worse with activity and at night. Joint protection techniques, improving muscle tone and muscle strength, help reduce pain and prevent repeated injuries to children with hypermobility.
One of the main causes of joint hypermobility is thought to be genetically-determined changes to a type of protein called collagen. Collagen is found throughout the body – for example, in skin and ligaments (the tough bands that link two bones together at a joint). If collagen is weaker than it should be, tissues in the body will be fragile.What causes joint hypermobility syndrome. Joint hypermobility syndrome usually runs in families and cannot be prevented.
Usually, the joints are loose and stretchy because the tissues that should make them stronger and support them are weak. The weakness is because the collagen that strengthens the tissues is different from other people’s.Learn more about the causes, treatments, and prevention. Joint hypermobility syndrome: Kegel exercises may help to strengthen the muscles.
However, there is.Most people who suffer from TMJ hypermobility open beyond 50mm, and might experience what we call an “eminence click”. It can occur on one side or both, and is sometimes confused as being a disc displacement with reduction.
There is a pretty simple screen I use to assess if someone has systemic hypermobility when they see me for an evaluation.
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225 comments
I got diagnosed with hypermobility at 4 weeks and i wantto learn more about it
We’re really glad that you find this helpful we love sharing science that can impact people’s lives direct from our researchers.
I’m currently in the process of trying to be diagnosed with EDS, I find hearing pads or microwaveable stuffed animals to be nice and I’m thinking about investing in a full body maternity pillow to support all my joints while I’m resting lol, I hear it works for ppl that aren’t expecting too ��
I have POTS, not EDS. But, my every doctor since I was a teenager mentioned hypermobility. I didn’t know it was an issue until I got POTS.
I know you are trying to relieve patients stress around exercise, and all but this definitely can make those of us eds patients struggling to get validation feel even more hopeless.
If you are experiencing pain because you are hypermobile THATS A PROBLEM. If you are not exercise because your in pain that’s a problem… That should be validated and understood.
Often medical professionals have no about what chronic illness is actually like for those suffering on a daily basis.
In reality the management of your conditions should suit your needs.
If it’s too uncomfortable to do something or you have pain after you do it. YOU HAVE PUSHED YOUR SELF TOO FAR.
Don’t let people tell you this stupid stuff about how exercise will make it all better maybe it won’t for you. ❤️
Wondering if the Yoga community knows about this and if there practice could cause this.
Has this doc heard of functional patterns training methodology? I think I should help in curing hyperflaccid tissues without the intervention of medication. Just a though.
I am 15 I have dwarfism and I have hyper mobility
I’m proud to have them so I get treated as a kid >:)
I look 8 but I’m 15!
Bye
I have exactly the same condition, i can’t even do PE at school!
I had no idea. I have hypermobility and anxiety (plus dealt with depression for a while). Never thought they could be connected. Thank you for this research
My physical therapist was so amazed seeing the way my body can bend. Apparently it’s why my spine hurts ��
I have hypermobility and I m about to get treatment with my bite problem. Actually wearing a headgear for my underbite. So I was wondering how common is ot to be hyper mobile in tmj? I’m not saying I have it cause I don’t know…
Hi. I don’t consider myself an anxious person but what you said about fight or flight mode resonated with me.
I grew up experiencing domestic violence so I feel like my fight or flight meter so to speak is off baseline. So what I feel is normal to me may be anxiety I just have adapted stratagies maybe or I’m just used to it?
I’ve read some material on Adverse Childhood Experiences and the link with chronic illnesses /disorders and I score a 7/10 on the ACE test.
I would be interested in taking part In any future studys
All the best with your research x
I feel your pain so much I found out I was hypermobile like a year ago I’m 18 I’m always in pain right now my back hurts and spine and have to go to the doctor recently had hip surgery and while I had torn my hip a couple months later I had dislocated my knee so I’m in so so much pain I’m so depressed and just need it to go away
I’m 16 I have it too ��♀️ dislocated my knee twice and thumb so be careful just starting physio so I can hopefully go back to rugby no one ever seems to understand how painful it is when you explain
Wow, this makes so much sense! Thank you so much for looking into this.
I’m almost 30 and I can do all these things and I have a very hypermobile shoulder that is painful to use. How do I get help for this?
Thank you so much, this makes so much sense. I was recently diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos type 3 hyper mobile. When I was woken up for school by my mom back in the day I would go into full panic attacksI mean I was hysterical and terrified even screaming once sitting/standing up after being woken up. And I did not have any “previous trauma” to cause this. The whole time the reason has been medical, and finally after 15 years now I know why. Thank you❤️
Very interesting, I score highly for JHS and suffered anxiety even as a young child, my daughter the same, all intensified with periods and menopause!
And some people say it’s all in our head.. thank you so much for this
Maybe this explains some of my problems i have with my joints. The doctors couldnt find anything ��
I just got diagnosed with this today… omg you just described my life
I have hyper mobility and i had constant knee dislocations, scoliosis which lead to a brace, and constant ankle sprains. Had two mpfl reconstructions ��
I believe the requirements were changed a year agoit’s no longer called hyper mobile benign syndrome it’s EDS and there’s 10 or more variationsyou need to get the blood test to see what type you haveI can relate to everything you sayI’m twice your age and suffered my entire life and just got dxbut a genetics dr is who does the official dx. Though a good rheumatoid doc is critical. I’ve never not been in pain. I have the Kyphoscolosis form. And yes the supermarket/froz are, and winterit kills. I usually have 5 layers on and my blankets and heat pads are my life. Do you see pain management?? Do you have any of the co morbid issues?gastroparesis or other gastric issues, dysautinomia, scoliosis, mast cell activation disorder? Usually every part of our body is affected. It sucks. And there’s no cure. It’s progressive, but everyone has different levels.
I loved this so much I just got diagnosed with hyper-mobility syndrome (actually cause I sprained my back the physical therapist diagnosed me��) ah yeah and my whole almost 15 years of living I’ve had severe anxiety. -oh yeah and for anyone wondering I sprained my back because I’m hyper mobil oof
I have so many problems with my left arm and schoulder and turned out it’s just my hypermobility
Thankyou for sharing.. I have this but my husband thinks it’s not a real thing! ��
Please look at the stuff on this website. It sounds like your doctor isn’t up-to-date on the official new findings in hypermobility. (I also have this stuff. You’re so right it’s a big problem.) Here’s the website: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/
i think my boyfriend has this! honestly not sure. he has some type of rare connective tissue disorder but this vid is so helpful. thanks girl:)
Perhaps looking at other options such as strength training to increase muscle mass which in turn can increase balance/stability.
Also supplementing magnesium could be beneficial to decrease heart rate.
I’ve been diagnosed with hyper mobility and hypertonia since I was a baby which causes me to feel tired so easily but people still discard it as just being dramatic and unfit even once I have told them. It’s a pain and very overlooked
There is a great difference between ‘hypermobility’ and ‘hypermobility SYNDROME’. The addition of the word syndrome makes all the difference. People who are hypermobile have no health issues at all and are the wonderful dancers and acrobats. People who have ‘hypermobility SYNDROME’ are in constant pain, just like you….those are the people who have health issues. When those two terms get mixed up, people like you, who actually have the syndrome are not taken seriously because everyone thinks they are just hypermobile….(so not the syndrome)….Hope this helps.
And often times, people who are diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome actually have ‘ehler danlos-hypermobility type’ and are misdiagnosed. Some will never find out though….
Take care of yourself!
Oh my goodness you sound just like me! I was just dx a few days ago with JHMS
Dismantle and Defund the corrupt DSM Psychiatrist Bible-
-FDA-AMA-Psychitrists etc. are Glorified Drug Dealers for Big-Pharma-I was just diagnosed with this after ten years of being tested seronegative for autoimmune diseases. I ended up finally being examined and finding out after breaking my foot and having it never heal. It mostly affects my hands, hips, and legs.
I scored 7, that explains why my friend told me that it isnt normal to stand that way. The only thing I cannot do are the elbows.
I found your channel from your Vet Tech Q&A and I had no idea you had Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome! I have EDS which is similar!:)
I am Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos. I never thought of myself as predisposed to anxiety until I nearly bled to death and came down with full-blown POTS. An entire lifestyle of limbic retraining (breath work, walking, yoga, self-hypnosis, etc), fasting, and encouraging acetylcholine have helped me very much.
Why aren’t we asking WHY the amygdala is enlarged in this population? An enlarged amygdala is usually the result of developmental trauma. I want to see research into the correlation between trauma and hypermobility disorders. Maybe the answers lie in treating the trauma and resulting nervous system dysregulation instead of in a medication…
Struck me as interesting that the thumb to forearm test was with the arm in a particular position. Both my thumbs will bend to my arm if I’m holding my arm in front of me but not quite in the position shown. Can you address whether this is significant?
I have ed and swimming in my opinion is the best thing. running would jar my shoulders out of place, I would take my jacket and use it as a sling in njrotc because I really wanted to do it. I ended up getting a doctor’s note that didn’t want saying I couldn’t do it anymore. that completely eliminated my place in the military at all. I also have glaucoma that could be related to my ed, I have heart palpitations, and back pain because of it. my primary care doctor gives little fucks. I am 17 going to be 18 in April and he says that at 90 lb 5″ 4 I am not at all under weight, in fact that perfect. it’s not. it wasn’t.. wtf?!
why is modern medicine constantly searching for molecules, molecules. Do they really believe that molecules can do anything good to people or animals? Do they ever try NATURAL ways before putting molecules inside people’s and animals’ bodies?
interesting i have eds and pots as does my son who is also autistic we both suffer chronic pain sadly the medical profession still treat us like we are crazy even though its been genetically proven you get accused of being a hypochondriac it took 6 hours having a heart attack for them to believe i was in fact having a heart attack thus causing long term damage more doctors need educating on these conditions
This is most interesting and have hyper mobility and fibromyalgia with constant pain which is often severe. My rheumatologist told me there is a relationship between the two.
Girl, I understand your struggle. Although I don’t have this exact diagnosis, I have osteopenia so all of my bones in general are very weak. This makes my alignment of my spine/neck and other joints really easily to mess up. I’m in a lot of pain most of the time also and especially being on my feet/doing such hard lifting and such a physical job never has helped! One thing I’d suggest is maybe trying out like knee braces and any other joints you have that tend to hurt trying to add more support to them when you are work! It’s a pain in the butt but it’s helped add some stability to my joints especially my knees so they don’t hurt quite as bad at the end of the day. I also live by bengay but that really only does temporary relief �� I’ve heard that hemp oil has been really helpful with joint pains but I have yet to try it out, I’m pretty bad about trying new things �� if you ever need to talk about this or want to be kind of a support system for each other let me know! I’m 22 and regularly go to the chiropractor and he always tells me my body shouldn’t look like this for such a young age so I totally relate to you in feeling like an old lady ��
It’s iconic how his intro song is Sofie Dossi’s intro song lol (if u don’t get it she’s a contortionist)
My joints hyperextend too!!! My knees are the worst!! I literally feel your pain
I’ve been on a beta blocker for a few years now (I have continuous PVCs) and it hasn’t stopped my anxiety from developing into panic attacks. I’m on two medications for that now…
I know this is completely of topic �� �� but does anyone here have any tips on the hollow body? I can hold it for 35 secs (YAY!!!) but I’m not seeming to progress. Should I just keep adding time or is yer some kind of excercise/excercises I can do to get that 1 min hold faster?
I am 34 years old and the pain has finally reached a point where, well there are no words to really describe it. We were born into the situation and had no choice. I sure hope you do not progressed to my point. Good luck and one word of advice. Take it very very very easy the rest of your life.
I was told today by a chiropractor that I’m hypermobile. I had no idea that anxiety and hypermobility were linked. I have suffered with great anxiety all my life. I occasionally do take Betablockers for panic attacks.
This video was really interesting to watch.
Dr Eccles should contact a doctor of chiropractic. We all know there is a link between chiropractic and the nervous system.
Thanks so much for posting this! Curious though, the tests were all done with passive movement, i.e. having someone move them for you. I personally test negative on passive, but can actively move them myself beyond 15· ROM fort the major joints, and beyond 100· for pinky fingers.
Wow, found this really interesting! I’m both hypermobile and have anxiety. Would have loved to have been a part of this! Or in future developments.
I have the same thing. Even in summer I bring a coat to go into a store. The switch from hot to cold is so painful and I can feel pain if I even have my wrist exposed and it gets cold. I sprain my body constantly. Noone understands because I seem ok sometimes. Its helpful hearing someone else struggles with something other people tell me they wish they had. Like being more flexible isn’t a good thing. It’s just constant agony
My joints are more hypermobile on one side is this normal with hypermobility?
I am hypermobile + anxiety with panic atacts too. I take setraline it works quite well.
hEDS & severe anxiety disorder here. Gave up on psych meds due to paradoxical reactions. Also gave up on docs for hEDS & arthritis b/c they don’t know what EDS is & assume it’s psychosomatic. Thank u for doing research
I’m a 33 year old dude that’s 5’9 and 192 lbs. I’ve always heard the cracking of joints when kneeling down or doing other things and my hips will sometimes need a good cracking to be loosened up. I have double jointed fingers (only slightly in my pinkies and not at all in my thumbs) and all of my digits are short and fat. I was born with a heart condition (atrial premature tachycardia), and my vision sucks (myopia). I remember being asked in only 2nd grade by someone why I had such small hands. When I was 11, I remember this kindergartener had bigger hands than mine. Mine are still the size of a child’s! Now I can’t help but wonder if this is because of or related to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Ive wondered this since I was a kid thank you for the explanation
I have rlly bendy fingers & thumbs can confirm I have anxiety (not rlly bad but still there.)
My phiso took one look at the way I stand and was like “you have lax joints”. This is what she meat I guess. I scored between a 6 and a 9… So this is why my joint ache…
This is extremely interesting and insightful. It’s always helpful to learn you are not the only person with such symptoms. I will be very interested to know what future treatments results from this research.
I too however have reservations about the medications suggestion but still remain hopeful that a range of alternative treatments can be provided.
On a more positive note I wonder what advantages people who are hyper mobile may have as the condition clearly has implications for the brain as well. This is really exciting research I hope that it continues long into the future and is given the funding and respect it deserves.
I am a hypermobility and depression and anxiety. This is very informative and useful thank you Jessica and acmedsci
Ah a perfect 9. Idk why but i can dislocate my shoulder without pain too… Kinda creepy tbh
Hello Physiotutors,
Is there a article that studied the cut-off level for generalized joint hyper mobility in adults between 20-50 years old? Most articles tested the cut-off with children.
Good informational video’s
Thanks:)
I have it too. I tore my hamstring as it stretched too far or something.
My 4 yr old was diagnosed with hyper mobility after the doctor tried to get a IV in, she flexed her arm/elbow all the way out trying to get away from the needle… I’ve noticed she toe runs after starting Cheerleading.. Now she’s complaining of heel pain.. Is this related to hyper mobility.. What should be my next move?
P.S. Her biological mother is also hyper mobile
I did ballet and contortion but then I got diagnosed with this as well and started getting pain. It’s sad because dance and contortion is my life but I have to stop now because stretching makes the pain increase and makes it worse
I have been diagnosed with Hypermobility Syndrome, my tendons are missing in my fingers, which bend inwards when straightening my fingers, but I don’t have any pain, I take a walk with my dog twice sometimes 3 times a day.
Thank you so much for your work! I am an Ehlers Danlos patient and when I get back to college (medical leave ��) I want to study psychology and go into a similar practice focus. Very cool to learn about myself in this way. ��
Hello! This is fascinating and makes sense to me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would love to know if there is also a link with hypomobility and dyspraxia? Anyway of finding this out?!
I’m 22 and have the same thing. I am in near constant pain, and the rheumatologist told me that my blood work is ‘too normal’ to have EDS Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. I have splints daily & I’m on painkillers daily (which do nothing):(
Interesting. Although I was surprised to hear her solution was to give medication. My immediate thought for a solution was exercise, control the body then that would help control the mind. As it’s all connected.
I feel you! My hypermobility has caused chronic tendonitis everywhere. I also sprain my wrist ligaments everytime I forget I’m not a normal person and lift something heavy carelessly.
this is very interesting. I have benign joint hypermobility and anxiety, I wonder if that could be connected or if the connection only applies for symptomatic joint hypermobility
Idk bc I have hyper mobility and for some reason when I stand my legs bend and I wobble a little do you know why?
Dr Jessica Eccles is now recruiting people for her upcoming study in this area see text below.
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Do you want a copy of your brain scan? Are you flexible? Would you like to help us find out how brain and body interact?
If you’re based within reach of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, England, and can answer yes to 2 or more questions below, she would love to hear from you:
Can you now (or could you ever) place your hands flat on the floor without bending your knees?
Can you now (or could you ever) bend your thumb to touch your forearm?
As a child did you amuse your friends by contorting your body into strange shapes or could you do the splits?
As a child or teenager did your shoulder or kneecap dislocate on more than one occasion?
Do you consider yourself double-jointed?
Taking part involves having your brain scanned for around an hour, completing some questionnaires and having some heart rate and blood pressure measurements. The whole study will last around 2.5 hours. You will be paid you £35 for your time, and you will be offered a picture of your brain should you wish to have a copy. For more information please contact:
Dr Jessica Eccles [email protected] bsms.ac.uk
This study has been approved by the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Research Governance and Ethics Committee.
I’m beign hypermobility I don’t think normal people can twist their leg all the way around-
For me the anxiety comes from the fear of doing a physical activity that will lead to another dislocation that will not pop back in place without medical treatment. It’s that I don’t want to go back to hospital and maybe have to face surgery
Extremely interesting! So I wonder what the direction of causality is in the link between autism and hypermobility…
si un(e) français(e) vois ce commentaire temps mieux l’hyperflexibilité peut se travailler comme dans certain sport par exemple la GRS ou Gymnastique Rythmique Sportive ou des personne qui ne sont pas hyperflexive le devient a force des entrainement surtout au niveau des jambe et du dot comme des contorsionniste c pour sa que la GRS et si magique mais il ne faut pas négliger les heure de travaille pour attindre se niveau de souplesse voiala good luck for a translation:)
I got eight out of the nine and didn’t want to bend over because of sinus headache when i do so.
The thing is, i was always able to do these stuffs but around the of 17, i started getting a lot of unexplained pains in my elbow, wrist and finger joints. A lot of times, its like needles inside my joints.
Sometimes i would feel pain in my knee also but this is very very rare.
i also have some very localised pains in my chest when i breathe sometimes. I noticed this occurred mainly after i lifted some slightly heavy items or ran a bit too much.
i also have been diagnosed with papi ulticaria since am 13-14. it never truly went away except on my hands.
My family thought these were just some teenage growing up issues.
However, i am now nearly 21yrs old and still experience these on a near daily basis.
Should i see a doctor?? My finances are not great at lot… so its gonna cost me quite a bit
Pretty sure I have this. Just starting the process for a diagnosis. So is chronic fatigue common?
I have hsd. Can an extracorporeal shock wave help me or do it harm me? There are no eds or hsd experts in Korea. Please help. Thank you.
This explains a lot. I’m very happy that I’ve bought scullcap herb tincture. It helps the best with the pain of hms and anxiety
The score doesn’t take into account a person’s age, there is a questionnaire that is supposed to be used with adults in conjunction with this test.
I have been hyper-mobile and suffered from anxiety most of my life. Five years ago my pancreas failed. It came with the most horrific anxiety attacks I have ever experienced. It woke me up out of dead sleep even with xanax. Year and a half later I was finally diagnosed with pancreatic insufficiency and was given zenpep. All my anxiety is gone. It turns out I never needed antidepressants…. I was misdiagnosed. I have EDS. Anxiety and hyper-mobility are both just symptoms. I still dislocate hips, ribs… and it’s painful and that causes situational anxiety. I live in fear of pain. I am hyper aware of my body because of it.
As one of the affected population, thank you very much for doing and sharing this research.
I was recently diagnosed with joint hyper mobility syndrome and the rheumatologist released me without any further tests or anything. I am in a lot of pain, my fingers keep locking themselves and my jaw just constantly clicks, my right shoulder dislocates so easily and I have this really bad restless leg syndrome and many other things, which is too much to tell now, so I requested to be tested for EDS but my gp instead send me to a neurologist… no clue why
Sis you explained this horrible connective tissue disorder to a T.
This is very interesting and backs up some other research articles I’ve read about the links between joint hyper mobility and anxiety levels. I am currently working alongside physios as I also score highly on joint hyper mobility (9 on the Beighton score) and I’m suffering with a lot of on-going lower back and leg pain. I’ve previously experienced panic attacks and would say I generally run on nervous energy and the pain I’m experiencing is making this worse. I’ve also found that when I’m stood up for an hour+ that I go very dizzy and often pass out. The doctor I saw yesterday dismissed the idea that my hyper-mobility would link all these factors together. He said that being hyper-mobile is just a physical attribute similar to someone being very tall. However, hearing research such as Dr Eccles, makes me feel like there is more going on and that perhaps my poor circulation, passing out when stood up & general anxiety levels could all be linked to my hyper-mobility. I was really hoping my doctor would take it a bit more seriously and look into this but he seemed to brush it off and got very annoyed at the mention of the word ‘syndrome’.
ive just been diagnosed as having hypermobility today and i suffer terribly from anxiety
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I was curious as to if there’s a connection with anxiety, joint hypermobility and pain tolerance levels, when I realised I was waiting for the video to address background pain in the hypermobility cases.
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Could the anxiety have to do with the background pain they are dealing with as a result of damage caused by the hypermobility?
Like, growing up with it, you automatically choose the path of less pain, so that anxiety is the bodies way of making sure you’re careful with your movements, and then it becomes more of a practiced response?
I’d be interested to know about pain tolerance levels in the joint hypermobility group vs the regular mobility group.
Personally interested, of course as just recently I partially dislocated my left shoulder. Hard to say, as I accidentally clicked it back into a position where I can use it before the ultrasound (after a week and a half), and then clicked it again after the appointment and it’s back to normal after another week… But my thoughts, as I was lying in bed for the first few days scared to use my arms because of the pain, were all about how do I tell if this is bad enough to go to emergency even if I wasn’t dying.
I’m “lucky” in that if I hurt too much, I can just stop everything, lie down and rest when I need to in my current circumstances.
Another arm-related incident is I broke my arm when I was 11 and nobody thought it was serious because I wasn’t crying, and surely I’d be crying if it actually hurt.
The thing that alerts me to acknowledge something is serious is when I can’t use it because not so much the pain but the tone of it as there seems to be a specific “you’re doing serious damage now, stop or you’ll be ruined for a few days”, but I don’t know how to test pain tolerance.
I’ll ask my Dr when I go next, on the off-chance he might know something. The other option is getting a tattoo to test it out, maybe. (But then again, maybe not. ��)
Ik this video was posted a while ago but I can do the knee things and my knees are always aching and clicking I was wondering if they were maybe linked because my cousin has the same problem.
If you have loose ligaments like me then please like my comment
I’m 57, just got diagnosed. Finally there is an explanation for everything
Uhh I can do all the things with the fingers including 360°ing my arm and I can touch my arm to the ground with my leg not bending should I take some EDS test thing idk what EDS even mean and I just found out that my friends cant do what I can do…. This makes me scared please explain
“We avoid using the name of this disorder because of Google.” Only a doctor would be so ridiculous
avoiding exercise of course is bad, but, My daughter has EDS and is a gymnast. She is really hyper mobile and dislocated her elbow because of it. We thought she was going to need tommy John surgery. Thankfully she did not. Her coaches take a lot more precautions with her now knowing what she is dealing with. Thanks to a doctor that cared enough to be honest with us and her diagnosis, she’s avoided another injury for quite awhile now. My other 2 daughters have both had torn meniscus. 1 of them has had surgery twice because with the EDS and hyper mobility they didn’t think to treat her therapy and recoup any differently. Which caused a second tear and sutures to not hold. After her 2nd surgery they put her in a long brace for 4 months and then slowly started to work in PT. She was on crutches a whole year. Not telling patients they have EDS because of google is ridiculous. They can’t give an accurate medical history when they have a medical emergency that may benefit other doctors or physical therapists, and the choices they make in treating those patients. Very negligent on your part.
I have been diagnosed for five years with hypermobility and I find exercise really helps. I work with a personal trainer once a week and do water aerobics once a week as well. Exercising in the water helps take the pressure of my joints, knees in particular. Also reducing sugar and crappy foods and alcohol in my diet. I force myself to go out even when I’m not feeling fully up to it because otherwise I get upset and depressed that I’m missing out on life. Although sometimes on a saturday I’ll just sleep for 12-14 hours cause my body needs it. So it’s good to find someone to talk to that fully understands what you are going through and for me that was my nanna. It’s a constant struggle and some days will be better than others but you’ll make it through.
Hello I want to ask something, At first I could never touch it but as I did a lot of exercises, I started to touch my thumb on my wrist. I can not easily touch it and it hurts, but the tip of the finger began to touch. Should I take this as hypermobility?
The iDubbbz intro song got me.
Also, I scored an 8/9 failing the final (spinal) examination. What does this mean for me?
Every time I extend my elbows I have this horrible grating feeling and they snap really loudly sometimes, same with my knees.
I never knew hypermobility syndrome existed. Always wondered why my knees would bend much further compared to everyone else
Okay what if you lost it and you can’t get it back what do you do?
What would your treatment be for someone with hyper mobility and scapular dyskinesia?
I am hyper mobile all over body but I don’t think I have anxiety
Going to be honest… This is literally what I go through. Pretty much like you read me through the screen… But my doctor rarely believes my pains or worries seriously I’m only now getting testes done for something that I realized was wrong with me and it’s been since October of last year..��
Hi, yes I can relate to everything you said. Except from the stretchy skin. Have you been checked for Ehler Danlos hypermobility type?
I also have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). I totally agree with the way you describe it. Feeling like an old lady, tired to the bone, so called growing pains starting in my legs as a child. Now they have moved to include my arms and hands. I am 40 years old, I think I am done growing! My oldest daughter, aged 14 has been diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder last week. I have yet to get my diagnosis, but to me it’s obviously going to be the same. My youngest daughter, aged 7 is complaining frequently about pain in her legs, I hope she doesn’t have this crap too.
Heat really does help. I have an electric heating pad and I got an electric heating blanket for Christmas. I love them! Highly recommend you get one. Love from Denmark
My (10yr old) just got diagnosed with hyper mobile EDS. She does have pain and dislocations and subluxations. Our town is tiny. How do we get help? Reading EDS hyper mobile info is overwhelming. Wish their was a user friendly guide.
hey All!!
I am going to be doing a video on Hypermobility and chronic widespread pain.
do check it out and let me know if i miss anything that might be helpful
I have hypermobility, which I got from my Nana and Aunt. However, it’s incredibly painful in my knees because not only do I have hypermobility, my knees are placed too high up, which leads to my ligaments around my knees being incredibly long and stretchy so my kneecaps tend to dislocate quite a lot and when they do they also damage the muscles around my knees, which make my kneecaps incredibly unstable.
To top off the pain I get from it, I fucking get bullied for it. I’m constantly taunted for my knees being able to just randomly dislocate. I’m also very close to becoming quite obese with a BMI of 29.5, which adds more strain to my knees. I try to work out but I feel like all the really good youtubers, who post workouts online don’t know about hypermobility and I’ve only ever found one workout video that I can do without needing to wear horrible braces. I need to get surgery on my ligaments and kneecaps but I can’t have that done for a while due to Coronavirus. Tbh I just hate life with my knees, I can handle the joint pain everywhere else, it’s just my knees that wreck my self-esteem and I get so easily frustrated witht hem. I want to be able to exercise, I use to want to be a dancer or a gymnast in the past since I was flexible but now I can’t since I can’t even jump without adding some pain or damage to my knees.
Oh, and once I spent a week with my knee dislocated because everyone was saying you just banged your knee and it’s fine even though my knee was on the side of my leg. I think this is why my ligaments are so f’d up.
And even more if I have the ache in my shoulders and arms I just do some stretching and in my knees I just use resistance bands and that sometimes helps.
I got 9 damn, explains why I do so well in flexibility tests in school
Ok, we’re all here because we think we’re hypermobile so now we NEED to confirm it
I was personally waiting for the issue os PROPRIOCEPTION to come up! A sense pf vague imbalance and unsureness of body position can do a lot to cause general anxiety, no?
Interesting research and basic experiments. But please don’t exacerbate the issue by resorting to meds, which themselves lend to a greater incidence of long-term chronic illness.
Most of my joints are the opposite of hypermobile. However, my fingers and hands definitely are! occasionally, my wrists/hands or feet will partially sublux, even though my feet aren’t hypermobile.
I don’t have too much pain but my core gets too weak I could barely sit or stand,I thought I had apt but just today I found out I have hypermobility and my breathing gets too hard my eyes have become so weak
Flexibility is not the same as hypermobility, and if you have hypermobile wrists, elbows and shoulders these exercises will be very difficult.
I have hypermobility and anxiety. I’m waiting to hear back from Baylor about an Appt with an EDS specialist. It’s nerve wracking but I’m ready for some answers. I would be very interested in the brain scan aspect of this study.
I have this is it bad if I stretch because I do contortion and Ive been having so much joint pain
Well i’m 22 years old and i’m 9/9.I am also a medical student so if you have this kind of hiperlaxity and hipermobility you can also have a connective tissue disorder like Ehler Danlos syndrome (which i have) or Marfan syndrome etc.I can personally suggest you to see a doctor.
I used to can’t touch the floor and after I stretch I can putt my palm of my hand on the floor
I find it frustrating trying to get Dx with EDS or hypermobility. I check off a lot boxes except the thumb to forearm and bent elbows. I can do other “party tricks” which includes palms to floor and knees straight. My head will even go thru my legs past my knees. My mom has classic EDS, thumb to forearm, which counts as a point towards my score. Again I have yet to find a Dr knowledgeable in this disorder. Any leads would be greatly appreciated and I’m at the point where I may travel to a Mayo Hospital.
I got an 8 the only thing I cant do is touch the ground with flat hands
So I could have been a contortionist all this time ���� I got a 9
I dont have hypermobitly but I have hypermoitly
Hypermoitly is were u have fast reflexs
Hi I have hypermobility syndrome I was told by the doctors at James Cook University Hospital they did the Burton scale for me and they said I had hypermobility in my joints I do get a lot of pain but I am doing physio with someone called Nick from James Cook University Hospital he is so wonderful he’s help me with all of my joint pains and I still have to take my painkillers and all that when I am in pain but I have to be so careful in case I dislocate my joints because they’re so weak
I scored 8 out of 9. It’s never been an issue before, but due to recent changes, I’m beginning to get some joint pain in my knees. Would taking something like glucosamin help or is that only if there’s deterioration of the joints? Maybe exercises to strengthen the knees?
I have hypermobility and my parents and grandparents don’t have it
This is really interesting, I have been recently diagnosed with SpLD (probability dyspraxia), hypermobility and anxiety (which I think is also increased in dyspraxic people.
I didn’t realise that I haf hypermobility until I went to a physiotherapist with a sports knee injury. She didn’t tell me right away in case it was something like a sign for an autoimmune disease while she talked to a doctor. Turns out it is probably just hypermobility. The one time I do sports I break something haha
Huh. Idk about the knee elbow stuff as i obviously can’t test it myself but I can bend my pinky up just past 90 degrees on my good hand (left hand pinky was previously broken so its messed up permanantly) and my thumbs bend back to my wrist. o.o didnt even know that’s not normal!
PLease modify the Video as per the International Consortium of EDS guidelines for testing the Beighton Score. The youtube link is as below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYRYsCW0gI8
I could dislocate both of my shoulders very easy and put them back in just as easy and no pain. Dr. said if I didn’t have surgery to stop the dislocations, I’d have severe arthritis when I got older. Had the surgeries and both shoulders are good!
i scored a 1, but for some reason my back is extremely flexible. I can touch my head with my feet by bending my back and stuff like that even thought i have never train to do so. Eveveryone told me I was Hypermobile (?) but i guess not
I got four, but I can bend my back alot and touch my head with my feet by bending my back, I can also do a needle and I did them with no training and all in 1 day:/
Hi, I’m really late but I also have hypermobility as well as flat feet which makes it worse. I have been to so many doctors who are sympathetic but don’t really know how to help except for sending me to pt over and over again. It is so frustrating that your body, the one thing that stays with you your whole life and is supposed to be this temple, is turning against you. This has caused a lot of mental health issues for me as well. However, I am trying to start strengthening my body and it helps a bit although I still experience crippling pain. Although it is hard, it has given me so much more perspective and experience. We got this!��
I am 14 years old and in 7th grade (i am in 9th) i was diagnosed with hypermobility and threw the two years that ive know ive had it ever since complaining about pain its has reallt limited my life like you said once your home you dont go out much and its always random pain vut when your in pain it hurts terribly just the other day my leg was in pain and i was at my boyfriends house and i am one of those people to try to be independent but i wasnt able too so my boyfriend had to carry me down the stairs cause i was crying in pain and had to go home… It honestly sucks cause my dream was to get in collage thru softball but this year might be my last year playing cause my body doesnt wanna stay in tact… I am afraid that its gonna limjt my life too quickly i mean i am 14 and cant play sports anymore for the most part or even write properly without a problem and i am an artist
I had developmental hip dysplasia in both hips, I never figured it out as a kid though. I did cheerleading, track and field, lacrosse and soccer and I always thought I was out of shape or just naturally not flexible, I never associated the pain I got as legitimate pain. I didn’t start to feel the extreme pain every day until I was 20, and I spent the majority of my college years in the most uncomfortable pain ever, to the point where I had to sleep with a heating pad and walk with a cane/borrow a wheelchair in shops sometimes. Finally almost 4 years later I had my surgeries to fix this, (Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy) where they basically reconstruct my hips! I just had my second surgery a couple of months ago and I can happily say now I’m free of hip dysplasia:)
I totally understand your pain, and wish you all the best Julie, I’m a new subscriber and I love how real you get on your channel:)
I thought my anxiety was partly down to all the physical effects of pain due to hypermobility and fear of injury.
Yep I’m hyper mobile and have panic disorder, plus fibromyalgia
This makes so much sense to me! I have hypermobility and anxiety and whenever I go to the doctors I have a very high resting pulse rate! I’m glad to know there is a reason behind it x
Running was the worst thing ever for my EDS. I was active duty Air force. I fractured my knee and tore the ACL and was running within a week of the injury. Took the VA decades (like 4 decades) to figure out the extent of my injuries. I hate to be a nay sayer but it’s better to be cautious with this disorder than encourage a patient to do more harm.
I have hyper mobility. I hate that it has no cure. I have been living with pain every day. Some days, I cry thinking why was I born with this shitty syndrome. I can’t eat or do things that others can. I hurt my knees sometimes just by simply trying to get out of the bathtub. I cry every day. Every day I cry.
I have hypermobility in my knee and I can’t playing football because her.
What I can do bleas
As a person with both Ehlers Danlos syndrome and C-PTSD I loved this!
I have same as you and i had surgery that comes hypermobiltiy for the knee and cold aggravating me pain
Do your hands need to be on a flat surface to test pinkies or can you do it in the air?
Thanks for sharing. I’m 36 this year and have had a very bad onset/acceleration of the conditions this year more so than previous years. May I ask, do you experience fingers or toes bending down and inwards towards the palms of your hands? It’s a similar symptom to Dupuytren’s Contracture, my small and ring fingers on both hands bend downwards and take extra effort to straighten, same with my small toes. Would you have any similar experiences with joints in toes or fingers?
I was just diagnosed in March at 34 years old. I have all of this and more. Fibromyalgia now too but the worst part is the collagenous colitis. I’ve told my husband for years I’m an 80 year old woman stuck in a young body. It awful:/ My focus, concentration and drive has diminished. I’ve started PT, looking into other treatments, so hopefully someday I will feel better.
Spot on. Im hyperflexible, have panic disorder, and beta blockers help more than any psychotropic.
Any beginner exercises/stretching for already injured joints? I’m a 47 year old female and I have 3 herniated discs with extrusions, both shoulders and knees already are bad, left with a badly healed meniscus that every time I walk and my knee joint goes too far back it clunks with pain. I try to walk like I’m down hill skiing so my knees dont bend back but it’s hard to do it all the time. Knee braces dont stay up because my knee cap goes concave when I stand/walk. All my joints have osteoarthritis now and I’ve seen so many local physiotherapists who dont have a clue how to treat hypermobility. I need to lose quite a bit of weight but cant move without pain in my joints/back now let alone exercise. Anything would be helpful thanks!
I’m 35 and in more pain now then when I was younger. Things pop out all the time, my hips hurt all the time sleeping sucks and I constantly crack and pop my joints back. I’m also allergic to pain relief medication (anaphylaxis, true allergies). So I feel you! Nice to know I’m not alone with JHS, sucks that alot of Dr ect don’t know much or care much. I do have hydrolised beef gelatin every day.
I have classical eds. I had gene testing as well. Running with eds not a great idea unless you have a mild type. Swimming is much better for your joints.
I have this same problem, except that several of my joints regularly dislocate as well:’3 I don’t have a diagnosis yet, but from all the studying I’ve been doing, Generalized Hypermobility seems to be what I have going on ;;;
I have hypermobility and tachycardia, but not anxiety. Tachycardia is due to endometriosis and living in constant pain that I most of the time can ignore, my heart rate just doesn’t.
I have hypermobility of the spine. I’m losing my mind with different doctors, specialists and the agonising pain I live with every single day. I just found your video. I’m in the UK, though… But it’s good to hear that Prolotheraoy can help. I’m now on a mission to find some in the UK. Thank you for sharing!
9 Also. My elbow joints are so flexible that when I rest on my arm it looks my arm is about to snap
I am actually medicated for this and it helps a lot. Just wanted to tell you in case that is something you would try out. The medication takes away most of the pain, resulting in more energy throughout the day and much better sleep at night. There are different types of medicine that can help. To me it was important not to take medicine I might gain weight on, so if that is a big no for you too, then you should definitely demand the same for your doctor.
This is so interesting! I was confirmed as having joint hypermobility by a chiropodist very recently after always assuming I was dyspraxic (mother unofficially came to this conclusion when I was a kid, I’m now in my late 30s) and have had anxiety all of my life. Hope the study goes ahead! I’m on an SSRI but would be helpful to know if there was something that would suit me better simply because I’m me!
I’m 10 and I always have to go to school with crutches and stuff because my ankle pain gets so bad ����
I have hypermobility, fibromyalgia, anxiety, and depression. I’ve always, ALWAYS thought everything was connected. Thank you for doing this research. I would love to see options for natural healing rather than medications…
I too have diagnosis with hyperlexity syndrome..i too have constant pain
My physio diagnosed this. I scored 6. (I’m 43 and female).
could it be that their anxiety cause their joints to be overly flexible over time or is it the other way around?
I can bend my fingers back really far and it doesn’t hurt my friends hat it though XD
I only have hypermobile elbows. My knees, fingers and ankles are fine. Does this mean I have JHS? And can I reverse my hypermobile elbows?
I have anxiety and found out recently that I have some hypermobility. The hypermobility, along with my work and other factors has led to mild scoliosis and plays a part in the chronic mild pain I’ve had for over a year now.
Treat yo self: sealey hybrid mattress. Go highest price tag. Changed my life. Go firmest. Oh my god.
OMG. I have the same issue I’ve only gotten diagnosed recently after constantly dislocating my knee and having torn a tendon. I’m always In pain and yet I’ve recently done something to my knee and and In a lot of pain and discomfort. It’s really horrible at night all the pain and aching. Especially when you can’t sleep ❤️�� I feel you ��❤️❤️
I m hyper mobile too!! You don’t show your flexible things u can do?
I have rotery joints to a degree that I can pop them in and out anytime. I’ve wanted to show people what this intells sense I’ve not seen anyone that can pop there knees, shoulders, elbows, etc etc. I’m no good at talking to a camera, but I, like you and more like us were born with this. it’s extremely difficult to do much of anything without pain meds and muscle relaxers on a regular basis. no cannabis doesn’t help me after a surgery for a brain tumor removed from my head. I’m going to try again to make a video. please check it out.
My hyper mobility does not help me in any sort of activity, I am still under 18 and I have issue with my joints. All of my joints are constantly aching, and when they pop out of place they swell and get really inflamed for days afterwards. It makes physical activity really hard, and up untill recently everyone just told me I was experiencing growing pains and the effect of growing. With physical activity I love taping my joints, using braces, I will take Ibuprofen if I need it, and what she was saying about the warmth really feels nice and relieves some of the aching.
I have the same exact issue; my genuine sympathies, it sucks, but it’s nice to know it’s quite common
I have anxiety/social anxiety and I’ve recently been going to physiotherapy for Hypermobile joints, my back shoulders and pelvis are messed up. This video makes sense and is actually quite informative. ����
Omg me too my ankles and knees are the worst!!!! Sorry I’m so late
I have hypermobility!! Although i am NOT flexible at all. I was diagnosed at 16 and the rhumatoidologist told me to start going to the gym and do weights to build my muscle to help my joints. So i went from being ultra flexible to now at 28 to being not very flexible at all. My joints are constantly sore and yes i feel your pain about being tired! No one understands it especially because they always see me happy and doing lots of gym and mountain biking but man i get really wrecked! At the end of the day I’m done! If i go for a drink with friends i need to move like dance or do something because as soon as i sit im tired. No one gets it and its only people who know they have it can understand it!
Edit And i am ALWAYS cold. Even in the middle of summer i sleep in socks and a doona and always have a back up cardigan in my car for when i go into aircon.
I took a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Class for 3 months. Once, another woman had me in an armlock (armstretching to the point it hurts so much you have to give up), and she was extremely confused as to why I didn’t give up, although she had my arm in a pretty abnormal position. Well, the reason is my elbows are hypermobile��
I used my elbows to not have to play volleyball at school. Okay, one technique did kinda hurt in my elbows, so it’s probably for the best if I don’t play it. Apart from that I don’t have any problems, even though I have a slight hypermobility in several joints. Especially in my elbows and knees.
But how does the “touching the floor” thing relate to hypermobility? Everyone can learn that. I can do it easily, but before I started stretching, my hands were a foot above the floor in forward fall.
When I was younger, I was told I was hyper flexible. One strange thing I can do is bend my left thumb and completely flatten it against my forearm. Funny thing is, I have idiopathic scoliosis too.
Julie thank you very much for sharing your experience. I have exactly the same condition. My family and friends don’t believe me when i tell them am in constant pain. They would just say hey take that pill and you will be fine. Pain killers don’t help. This whole mess gave me depression. I hate to leave my home i just want to stay home relaxing the whole day. Swimming however is my next best thing. Am more and more becoming a water man ��. Am sad but also glad that there are other people having the same thing am not making it up
Amazing video, I was diagnosed with hypermobility by my chiropractor yesterday, As I have been having pains in my upper back on left side and in my left arm and under my armpit going into my chest but that’s more of a dull ache, Iv had 100s of tests on my heart and nothing found so this diagnosis explains a lot, I have also had horrendous anxiety and health anxiety for years since I was 11 I’m 31 now. I have 3 beautiful children and amazing fiancée and family and I’m always petrified of dying and leaving them. But amazing research your doing and will be keeping a close eye on this.
I am 32 and I just found out I have joint hypermobility syndrome and my orthopedic surgeon says my hips and knees are so loose that I need to start wearing a brace. I have not gotten enough sleep until I started taking 2 benadryl at night. I haven’t grown out of this syndrome like they said I would
I am hypermobile and have anxiety. In current times there is a very thin line between being anxious and having anxiety all the time. Growing up I was quite an anxious kid but somewhere down the line I have realised most of the anxiety is not because of being hypermobile. Blaming ones anxiety levels on hypermobility is like saying “i met with an accident because I was crossing the road where there were cars” While modern medicine is helping us deal with anxiety it is not telling us that it is “home grown” and we accept, deal or resolve our home grown (in the head) issues. One has to understand that every aspect of our lives from childhood to the moment you are reading this is programming you for your future thought process. One can be born with hypermobility but no one is born with anxiety? Until ofcource the seed has been sown during childhood which could be various things and by the time we grow up to understand whats happening and you have a medical name associated with it and life is not normal any more unless YOU do something about it.
Why can’t you combine strenght training and your knowledge to treat both, instead focus just on medications?
Wow I did not know any of this and I have anxiety and hyper mobile do you know if gymnastics is safe for me as I do it. A while ago I had really bad pain in my elbow and I’m really flexible there could that be hyper mobility or gymnastics or the effect that gymnastics has given me
I got it to i found out when i was riding on a bike with streched arms and my shoulders just dislocated so yeah i understand
I relate so much. Not been diagnosed yet, waiting on a rheumatology appointment but everything you say makes so much sense!!
Such a great video, you have truly inspired me to speak out about my own experiences living with this horrible condition… I can completely relate to everything to are saying especially about being cold!!! I’m never without my blankets!!! Lots of love xxx
I got an 8. I can also turn my feet almost a full 180 though (causing my legs to turn outwards). What could this mean, is this bad or dangerous?
Looking up some exercises for my hypermobile elbows, found this. Panic/anxiety disorder here. The nervous system has such an impact on your health without even realizing.
Hello! In the video you said that the use of beta blockers may be beneficial for hypermobile patients — and it is. I was put on beta blockers a couple of months back to help with my POTS and I found that after taking them my joints stabilized more. I believe that it was because the beta blockers slowed down my heart rate therefore making it easier for me to exercise.
I have hypermobile joint disorder and social anxiety. Best solutions I’ve found so far have been yoga for the physical pain and beta-blockers for the symptoms of anxiety. I recommend this to anyone who suffers the same.
Google “Soma Care” it’s a reusable hot pack that my boyfriend absolutely loves. He has chronic whip lash syndrome and says it’s amazing. I’m sure other brands make it but that’s the brand he has.
Honestly I’m so happy this video exists because I have hyper flexibility but I get chronic pain from it a few of my friends have it but only get pain from dislocations. knowing other people feel the same makes me feel so much better. And people alwase brush my pain of and get angry at me for not wanting to do things. This video has made my pain seem real thank you
I know how it feels because I’m only 10 and I’m in horrible pain because I have a very bad case of hypermobility some says I’m not able to stand and I have to be taken to the hospital I have been told to have a lot of milk wish will help my bones develop easyer I also have known about this since I was 6 and I was screaming in pain where one of my joints had stretched way to far I had to take a week of school for it to heal pls like if u relate to her video’-‘
I was diagnosed with hyper mobility arthralga, spina bifida, spinal scoliosis, spinal stenosis and amplified musculoskeletal disorder at the Cincinnati children’s. though hyper mobility arthralga is pretty rare it’s pretty interesting I don’t feel any pain until I accidentally overstretch on accident.
i have jhs too i have all symptoms of the syndrome, ibs, raynauds and heat is very important in my life as will get stiff and hurt all the time, i also have gerd mental health its a horrible chronic condition and yes pain killers do not help at all, i just found out that i cannot take them even if there was one to help due to my ibs and acid reflux. i feel tired all the time and cant get out much i have a dog he is small but is great company for me when all my joints in my body are hurting. i dont know if anyone has had knubbing on limbs and burning on the spine if any of you do let me know.
Years ago I was diagnosed with ligamentous laxity. I always knew, and was always told, I was hypermobile. By dozens of doctors and my chiropractor. But a few days ago I visited a rheumatologist for (pretty much) the first time. I’m 22, so I guess I’m not that late. We haven’t gone over results fully, but after she was done analyzing me, she diagnosed me with hypermobilty syndrome. Putting a name to years of seemly pointless pain is so difficult for me to process, and hearing other people actually talk about this is bizarre and cathartic. I always thought I was just being too sensitive, or I wasn’t strong enough or I wasn’t hitting the gym enough. Honestly, that’s probably true, too, but the tiredness? The near constant pain? Missing time with friends? This cuts deep. I’m so glad and also so sad I’m not alone in this.
I about died when you said you feel like an 80 year old woman. I ALWAYS tell people that ��. I also have hypermobility spectrum disorder and normal pain medication largely doesn’t help since a lot of my pain is neuropathic. So much of your story resonated with me it is crazy. It’s really hard to deal with the pain especially since it’s not explicitly visible. The staying at home with the dogs…and avoiding the freezer section…I mean I do the same thing. I recently got a hot tub (just an inflatable one) and it has helped tremendously. It’s scary not knowing if tomorrow will be a good or bad day but I will say that 750mg CBD oil cream has helped the most with my pain. Well essentially the only thing. Hang in there ��
Is it possible to treat more than one joint in the same session? I’ve had both knees done in the same session and it worked well but I also have a problem with one ankle. So I’m wondering can I get treatment on one leg, two sites (right knee, right ankle), and the left knee, all in the same session, office visit? Would that be a bad idea to have those three joints done in the same session? It’s been working great for me and I’m very happy with the treatment. But I also need my ankle done and have to drive a long distance to get the treatments. Just curious your response. Of course I will see what my doctor says!
My mom might have had it without knowing it, as she has not only always been very flexible but also has always had joint pain that deteriorated with age. Doctors here in Europe also advice to take collagen type I + type II for joint pains, we usually use the newest form of Swiss collagen + vitamin C which is essential to form it naturally. My mom also uses it, as well as lot of other stuff for the joint and bone pain because of her aging, so not sure if that is the collagen that helps or all the stuff together. As collagen is an essential part of skin as well, its intake has helped some people to maintain a more youthful look and prevent premature skin aging. Anyway, no matter how much we love your videos, your health should always come first, so don’t feel you have to make a video on a regular basis. Hardly anyone of us is that consistent in what we do. Take care.
Honestly I know what your feeling, I relate to more or less everything you’ve said and I’ve been feeling like this since I was 9 and I’m turning 16 in a couple months. “It’s growing pains” my backside, it’s so crap and nothing helps. No painkillers, baths or excersises or anything.
Thank you soooooooooo much for this I have hyper mobility and anxiety
I want to cry. This makes SO MUCH sense for me and my life experience. My mind is blown.
I know the feels of feeling like an old lady, i’m a 19yo (vet tech aswell❤️) with autoimmune arthritis
I’m 14 and every time I go to a new doctor to try and help me it ends up being ME the one informing them about hypermobilty. When I accidentally pop out my shoulder or my hip hurts badly for a couple days my mom just tells me to put ice on it and her arthritis cream. It makes me really sad because I feel like there’s no hope and I can’t find anyone around me who can really understand or relate to the physical pain I’m feeling. I hope that one day there will be a cool cure for the pain so that no one else has to feel this frustration and painn. I hope you get through this the same as me, and have a good day/night. Thank you for sharing this story, it made me feel not so lonely ����
Benign joint hypermobility isn’t technically a diagnosis as of March 2017. Check out Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. If you have hypermobility and stretchy skin, there’s a high likelihood that you have hypermobility EDS. I highly encourage you to check out ehlers-danlos.com and learn about this!
So if someone moves around a lot they are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. BULLSHIT!!!!!
I scored 5 ��. I was ready to start my life as a contortionist. Anyways I’ll try getting there through practice
Have you been tested for EDS? My friend started out being hyper mobile and was later diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos.
Thank’s for the help as it’s still not well known and i simply wait after my gp to help with that.
My shoulders have always popped out randomly and i never, and still don’t, have a reason why. On top of that i 100% understand the feeling like an old lady. As I’ve gotten older my joints are hurting far more, everyday it’s something new it seems. Maybe i should look i to this
I can bend the top joint in my finger. It’s the like area that you can’t bend that has your finger nail on it. But like 1 day my right leg will just hurt when I get to my bed and I’m like LEG STOP HURTING IM TRYNA SLEEP STOP TRYNA GET MY ATTENTION, OW FU
Literally just been told that I may have joint hyper mobility syndrome… seeing a specialist in 6 months time. 10 years of aches and pains and finally finding a possible answer!
I’m so sorry you have to go through this! Don’t feel like you have to post videos consistently! Just make sure that you are feeling well. Your health is 100 times more important than giving us a video on a regular basis!
This is great iam hypermobile and have anxiety this was very informative thankyou
I have joint hypermobility syndrome including chronic fatigue and malaise. I struggle a lot with anxiety which mostly revolves around fear of having to do more things, because of how horrible needing to do things is due to feeling so ill and exhausted. Like, if my dog throws up I panic that he’ll be sick all night or need to be taken to the vet. Everyday problems seem much bigger now I’m so unwell.
It is the 1st time I find a video on exercises for people with hipermobility ( Ehlers Danlos).
So just greatfull for the thought. I will try them as I like to explore with my body, but I will watch my self carefully so no parts of my body come out of place.
Can I ask something?
Can people with hipermobility get nicely toned too with workouts that “normal” people do?
Thanks
I have this! and it’s AGONY! I always say that “If I wasn’t in pain, I’d think I was dead” I feel you. It’s horrible.
i thing i have hypermobile everything
ankles and knees are a little bit hard
but the fingers are super easy
i have hypermobility
I can do everything except the last. The thumb thing was a favorite of mine to scare classmates as a child ��
I can do all of those things, although I can’t measure the degree that my elbows and knees bend backwards. It’s noticeable though, so by eyeballing it I think it is more than 10 degrees
Your model in this video? Is he scoring a 9? I didn’t see him touch the floor with the last assessment, so I am guessing he isn’t positive for that test. What about the others? Were you showing us positive results or negative results? Please be clearer.
A more common issue than we think, specially on “Stiff” people. Those who work on mobility, also tend to have hypermobilized areas.
Mobility is not necessarily good. Only if in the right areas and dosages.
So, how to prevent it? It can’t be fully answered in a sentence. But as a good start, I would focus the mobility work on the spine way over other joints (most mobility comes from there). And beware of instabilities (the main problem of “hypermobility”). When you notice you’re getting more unstable, you know you’re doing mobility work wrong (at least for you body).
This can easily result in injures in certain areas, without relevant progress in the ones that matter. So you may feel you’re still very stiff, while getting injured due to hypermobility. Ironic, huh?