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Joint hypermobility
Joint hypermobility, also known as double joints, is a clinical finding in which a person's joints are more flexible than normal, resulting in the ability to extend joints beyond where they are typically able to. This is more common in conditions that affect connective tissue.
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How do I know if have joint hypermobility?
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What is joint hypermobility syndrome?
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Would driving a car affect joint hypermobility?
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Is blue sclerae associated with benign joint hypermobility syndrome? thank you.
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Do i have joint hypermobility if I can bend fingers back and touch arm?
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Hip pain in a 19 year old with joint hypermobility?
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Diagnosed with joint hypermobility syndrome, pain in joints including ribs hips knees sometimes excruciating. Constant fatigue, always cold,normal?
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I have hypermobility of joints.Can 1 part of joint be looser than another part on same bone?
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Please Orthopedist or Rheumatogist reply. If have hypermobility-genetic. Are all the joints in the body involved shoulders, hips, etc. or just a few?
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My Anti-cardiolipin IgM was in Nov 133U/mL, Jan 82U/mL and on the Feb it came down to 9.38 mpl. PT 13.8 PTT 31.2 hypermobility of the joints. Normal?
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Why do my joints ache in the mornings?
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What does flexing a joint mean exactly?
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How babies born physically attached or joint?
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