Can you get surgery to fix hypermobility?

In some who have severe arthritis or joint damage from hypermobility syndrome, orthopeadic surgery can help repair the joint. There are a few different kinds of orthopeadic procedures which could benefit someone suffering from hypermobility complications.

Does hypermobility affect surgery?

Due to the involvement of peri-articular non-ossified connective tissue, many EDS subtypes, especially the hypermobile and arthrochalasis types, may predispose to the need for orthopedic surgery.

Can wrists be hypermobile?

Hypermobility means your joints can move beyond the normal range of motion. You may also hear the term double-jointed. This means your joints are very flexible. The most commonly affected joints are your elbows, wrists, fingers and knees.

How do I strengthen my hypermobile wrist?

wrist exercises for hypermobile joints

  1. Begin by sitting back on your heels.
  2. Extend the arm of the affected wrist in front of you and rotate it outward.
  3. Place your hand on the floor so that your fingertips are facing your knees and bring your bodyweight over your wrist.
  4. Apply as much pressure as you can to your hand.

Can people with hypermobility play sports?

Anecdotal evidence suggests that being hypermobile increases the likelihood of sustaining injury in contact sports, while it may prevent injury in non-contact sports. This may be because hypermobile joints are unstable in nature due to their increased range of movement and subsequently reduced core stability.

Is hypermobility a hidden disability?

Growing pains, tummy upsets, fatigue. Osgood slaters disease and regular physio when she hurts. Hypermobility syndrome is not rare but it’s implications are not often understood and explored. It it one of those invisible illnesses that affects suffers in different ways.

What are hypermobile people good at?

Joint hypermobility means that some or all of a person’s joints have an unusually large range of movement. People with hypermobility are particularly supple and able to move their limbs into positions others find impossible.