hypermobile
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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
The 59-year-old has hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome which typically causes this kind of regular joint dislocation, effects connective tissue in the body, and can also bring about dental problems, chronic pain and migraines.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2021
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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