hypermobile
Americanadjective
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“The biggest difference between a healthy person with naturally hypermobile joints and somebody diagnosed with hEDS,” she writes, “is that the latter probably experienced joint pain and went to a doctor for advice.”
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
“So you fix one, others have to become more hypermobile to get around it, and it can lead to some issues.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Jo has hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome which affects her connective tissue and postural tachycardia syndrome, better known as PoTS, which is an abnormal increase in heart rate that occurs when she sits up or stands.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022
They came to Dubrovnik by cruise ship or Ryanair — members of a new hypermobile class of tourist, who traveled for cheap and didn’t stay long.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
In 2017, she was diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder often causing loose joints, dislocations and chronic pain.
From Washington Post
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