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THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN WITH JOINT HYPERMOBILITY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2009
Background. In this study we aimed to identify and review publications relating to the diagnosis of joint hypermobility and instability and develop an evidence based approach to the diagnosis of children presenting with joint hypermobility and related ...
Louise J. Tofts   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Joint Hypermobility and Musculoskeletal Pain in Paramedical Students and Staff at a Tertiary Care Hospital

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: to determine the frequency of joint hypermobility in paramedical students and staff at National Hospital Lahore. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Nauman Ismat Butt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric joint hypermobility: a diagnostic framework and narrative review

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023
Background Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) are debilitating conditions. Diagnosis is currently clinical in the absence of biomarkers, and criteria developed for adults are difficult to use in children ...
Louise J Tofts   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Beighton Score as a measure of generalised joint hypermobility

open access: yesRheumatology International, 2021
The Beighton Score (BS) is a set of manoeuvres in a nine-point scoring system, used as the standard method of assessment for Generalised Joint Hypermobility (GJH). It was originally developed as an epidemiological tool used in screening large populations
Sabeeha Malek   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hypermobility spectrum disorders: A review

open access: yesRheumatology and Immunology Research, 2023
It remains a clinical challenge identifying when joint hypermobility (JH) is responsible for pain. Previous nomenclature utilized terms such as (benign) joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) but this was updated in 2017 as advances in genetics provide a ...
M. Carroll
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Presentation and physical therapy management of upper cervical instability in patients with symptomatic generalized joint hypermobility: International expert consensus recommendations

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2023
Experts in symptomatic generalized joint hypermobility (S-GJH) agree that upper cervical instability (UCI) needs to be better recognized in S-GJH, which commonly presents in the clinic as generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-
L. Russek   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The biopsychosocial impact of hypermobility spectrum disorders in adults: a scoping review

open access: yesRheumatology International, 2023
Joint hypermobility affects approximately 30% of the United Kingdom (UK) population, characterised by the ability to move joints beyond the physiological limits.
Natalie L. Clark   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hospital Stay Considerations in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: An Exemplary Case With Insights for Coexisting Symptoms

open access: yesAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, is a complex medical condition understood to be a genetic disorder resulting in abnormal collagen synthesis.
Jamie E. Clarke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Objectives Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and tic disorder (Tourette syndrome; TS) are neurodevelopmental conditions that frequently co-occur and impact psychological, social, and emotional processes.
Jenny L. L. Csecs   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The hypermobility spectrum in rugby union players, netballers and dancers: implications for injury and performance

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Objectives: Hypermobility has been associated with injury and performance and a new hypermobility framework has been introduced. This study aimed to report the prevalence of localised joint hypermobility, generalised joint hypermobility (GJH), peripheral
Ross Armstrong
doaj   +3 more sources

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