Double jointedness can cause a wide range of problems because the muscles around the joints have to work much harder to provide stability - Getty When Jan Kiley was a child, even the slightest of ...

Humans can’t really be double-jointed, though some of us are owners of very flexible joints. And that can have some surprising effects, says Jason G Goldman.

Even if you’ve never claimed to be double-jointed, you’ve definitely heard someone else brag about it. But we’ve got news for those people proudly cranking their thumbs backwards to touch ...

Double-Jointed Adolescents Risk Musculoskeletal Pain. March 7, 2013 . Tofacitinib Slows Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis Joint hypermobility (JH) increases the risk of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Double-jointed teens are more likely than their less flexible peers to develop shoulder, knee or ankle pain, suggests a large, new study from the UK. Apart from the ...

A double-jointed elbow means a person has extra flexibility in their elbow. This means they can bend it further than other people can. Hypermobility of the joints affects an estimated 1 in 4 people.

People with double-jointed shoulders have unusual levels of flexibility in their shoulder joints. Having double-jointed shoulders may sometimes lead to chronic pain and injuries. “Double-jointed ...

Often, she would feel so tired after school that she’d lie on the floor when she arrived home.“I was double-jointed – I could ...

Why double-jointed people are more likely to have health problems. The ability to extend your joints past their normal range of motion isn’t just a harmless party trick—you may be at risk for ...