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magenta
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Hello,
What's hypermobility? Have I even got that right?
Thanks,
Magenta x
What's hypermobility? Have I even got that right?
Thanks,
Magenta x
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Hi there,
It's what I was diagnosed with before the doc realised I had Arthur as well, basically you're "double-jointed" and so you can bend a little easier than most - I can touch my thumb to my lower wrist, well I could before it got so painful!
There's more details about it here: http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/patpubs/6019/6019.asp.
Hope that's helpful
Loz0 -
loz23mcg wrote:Hi there,
It's what I was diagnosed with before the doc realised I had Arthur as well, basically you're "double-jointed" and so you can bend a little easier than most - I can touch my thumb to my lower wrist, well I could before it got so painful!
There's more details about it here: http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/patpubs/6019/6019.asp[/u
Loz
julie0 -
magenta wrote:Hello,
What's hypermobility? Have I even got that right?
Thanks,
Magenta x
Hypermobility is not a type of arthritis. If you have joint hypermobility, some or all of your joints will have an unusually large range of movement. Sometimes wrongly referred to as double jointed.
Joseph 8)Joseph0 -
Hi,
Is there a link with it and arthritis? I used to do gymnastics and my hands, thumbs etc could be bent in all manner of odd ways when I was younger-can't do anything like this now. My new rhuemy mentioned hypermobility to a physio who was in the room at my appt.-just wondering now.
Magenta0 -
hi,magenta. i had physio assessment on 22nd nov.said i had joint hypermobility.so asked about it.its when joints move further past normal range of movement.i.e as said double jointed.it can cause more pain,& increased risk of bone breakage if u fall.i have it in both elbows & right shoulder.oh the joys of arthr.debs0
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Thanks everyone for your replies,
Debs, that makes sense. I knew it didn't mean arthritis but knew there must be a connection.
Magenta x0 -
I went on the site you mentioned above and couldn't believe it. My son who arthritis can do most of the things mentioned, he can touch his wrist with his thumb, bend his fingers right back and bend his elbows the wrong way (so can I) Maybe this is what is wrong with him and he doesn't have arthritis at all :shock:0
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I think I read that people who have hypermobility in joints sometimes have arthritis in later life as they use their joints in ways that can cause damage. I may be wrong :?: :?: :?:0
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