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It is estimated that 10%-15% of normal children have hypermobile joints, or joints that can move beyond the normal range of motion. There is a tendency of the condition to run in families (familial). It is felt that certain genes are inherited that predispose to the development of hypermobile joints.
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www.medicinenet.com/hypermobility_syndrome/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/hypermobility_syndrome/article.htm
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Alternate Name(s): Joint hypermobility; Loose joints ...... Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond the normal range with little effort. The joints that are most commonly hypermobile are the elbows, wrists, fingers, and knees.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003295.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003295.htm#Definition
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Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond their normal range of motion with little effort from the individual. ... Updated by: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9423.htm
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In most people, joint hypermobility causes no problems and requires no treatment. ... "Loose joints" is a lay term that may be used to describe hypermobile joints. Joint hypermobility — the ability of a joint to move beyond its normal range of motion — is common in children and decreases with age.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypermobility/AN01646
www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypermobility/AN01646
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Information on joint hypermobility syndrome (loose and hypermobile joints). Joint Hypermobility (JH) is abnormally increased mobility of small and large joints beyond the limits of their physiological movement. ... Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond their normal range with little effort. The most common joints...
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arthritis.about.com/od/jointhypermobility/Joint_Hypermo...
arthritis.about.com/od/jointhypermobility/Joint_Hypermobility_Syndrome_Hypermobile_Joints_Loose_Joints.htm
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An assessment of the connection between fibromyalgia and joint hypermobility. ... The association between fibromyalgia and joint hypermobility is not totally understood. Joint hypermobility may cause widespread arthralgia in patients due to misuse or overuse of hypermobile joints.
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arthritis.about.com/cs/jh/a/hypermobfms.htm
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Hypermobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypermobility (also called double-jointedness , hypermobility syndrome or hyperlaxity ) describes joints that stretch farther than is normal. For example, some hypermobile people can bend their...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobility
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Most commonly, the initial complaint in a hypermobile patient is joint pain, which may affect one or multiple joints and may be generalized or symmetric.
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www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/106/9/531
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Hypermobile joints - Overview, Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond the normal range with little effort. Joints most commonly affected are the elbows, wrists, fingers, and knees. ... Definition of Hypermobile joints:
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