Joint Hypermobility Syndrome or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders

Hypermobility means your joints are more flexible than other people’s (you may think of yourself as being double jointed). When this causes pain, it might be Joint Hypermobility Syndrome or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.

See a GP if you:

  • often get pain or stiffness in your joints or muscles
  • keep getting sprains and strains
  • keep dislocating your joints (joints “pop out”)
  • have poor balance or co-ordination
  • have thin, stretchy skin
  • have digestive problems like diarrhoea or constipation

These can be symptoms of joint hypermobility syndrome.