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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 taken her ...

Joint hypermobility (JH) is common in the general population; however, in a subset of individuals, it progresses to a symptomatic disorder associated with chronic pain, fatigue, and functional ...

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 ...

Billie Eilish has opened up about her diagnosis with hypermobility. The 21-year-old said she felt like her body was “gaslighting” her, while discussing the injuries she sustained as a teenager in 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, ...