Hypermobility

in the vascular type, abnormal/ severe hypermobility in all types, skin issues, and laxity within ligaments (Shirley et al., 2012). One of the most common types of EDS, the hypermobility type, is seen mainly in women; females account for over 90% of all patients diagnosed with hypermobile EDS (Shirley et al., 2012). A urine test can be done to assist in the diagnoses of the rare type of EDS called kyphoscoliosis (Shirley et al., 2012). Genetic testing must be done to officially diagnose someone with vascular EDS and while genetic testing can be done to test for the other types, clinical findings and history are more indicative (Levy, 2004; Pepin et al., 1999). Past medical and family history is very important when dealing with a suspected Ehlers- Danlos patient. Since this condition is inherited, family history is one of the first questions a clinician should ask about if a patient show any signs of EDS. Since the condition is not widely known, the patient may not be aware of any abnormalities within their family history. Clinical history is key when searching for a diagnosis. The patient will have red flags, such as hypermobility, abnormal skin issues, laxity, several dislocations/ subluxations to the same joint or chronic pain (Shirley et al., 2012). The hypermobility type is diagnosed through clinical findings and the Beighton scale is used to identify EDS (Levy, 2004). The Beighton scale is a nine- point scale in which hypermobility of the elbow, fingers, thumb, knee,…

Hypermobility in the joints and extensions are idolized in the ballet industry and is the reason why a ballet dancer’s career is typically shorter than other dance industries. Pushing the body out of alignment for aesthetic purposes leads to injury. Body patterning should be the prime focus for the dancer’s movement capacity to succeed functionally, over aesthetic value, which can result in injury. Hypermobility in dancers tend to correlate with lack of strength. For example, hypermobility in…

Hypermobility is a spectrum disorder group that has similar conditions to joint hypermobility. Hypermobility is referred to as HSD. HSD are meant to be classified after the other possibilities are removed, such as any of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes as well as hypermobile Ehler-Danlos syndromes. Hypermobile Ehler-Danlos is referred to as hypermobile EDS. Hypermobility syndrome is when your joints go beyond normal range. Usually joint hypermobility is influenced by inherited traits. Evidence of…

Introduction Hypermobility-Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (type III) was inherited by my mom and sister. The chronic pain is persistent, unyielding, disabling and affects almost every aspect of their lives. Throughout this time I have seen how they have used sensory art therapies, such as art and music, to cope both actively and passively with the symptoms of this disorder. Music has allowed my sister to recover faster from panic attacks, distracts her from the intense pain she experiences when she is…

Imagine getting dislocated joints and sunburns really easily. That’s what people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) get easy. EDS is a genetic disorder that affect the joints and skin. There are 6 different types of this disease, Classical type, Hypermobility type, Kyphoscoliosis type, Arthrochlasia type, and the Dermatosparaxis type. The mutations for this disease happens on these chromosomes, the Classical type is mostly on chromosome 9 or 2, the hypermobility type is on chromosome 6, the…

were reported less than those of MM.[10, 11, 18, 28] Displaced LMs are easily and spontaneously reduced, and these reduced lesions are only characterized by a history of lateral knee pain, intermittent locking symptoms or snapping knee when sudden standing up without definite tear signs on MRI; thus, this kind of tear is difficult to demonstrate by MRI.[8, 18, 21, 26] Numerous papers have published with different nomenclature such as recurrent subluxation of the LM, a popliteomeniscal fascicle…

This patient has Marfan syndrome. This condition arises from an autosomal dominant mutation in the gene for the fibrillin-1 protein. Patients with Marfan syndrome are generally of tall stature with long limbs. Their joints are hypermobile, which can be assessed by asking patients to extend their elbows and observing hyperextension. Hypermobility at the wrists is observed by asking the patient to touch the volar or anterior surface of the forearm with their fingers. Through hyperflexion of the…

A good example of this is when an individual has a curved (type II) or hooked (type III) acromion that decreases the size of the sub-acromial space. Secondary impingement refers to hypermobility in the joint caused by translation of the humeral head. Stage I: Usually takes place in patients 25 and younger, with noted hemorrhage and edema. The pain is generally worsened when the shoulder is abducted more than 90 degrees. Stage II: Affects middle age patients (25 to 40 years old), with…

just because of her unstable income but also the fact that she has two sons and a record that shows that she had been evicted several times. As Desmond says, home is a primary basis of life and residential stability allows people to invest in their housing and social relationship and these are necessary for psychological stability (p.293). Not having permanent place to stay and moving to new home can give big burden on not just adults but also on children’s mental health (Kuo & Sullivan, 2001).…

patient comfortably. According to Stephenson and O’Connor (2000), pregnant patients can also perform home exercise to correct right anterior innominate rotation. Push pull isometric exercise in sitting position is one example for such home exercises. PT 826 Week 6 Assignment 3 4 Pelvic floor exercise and abdominal exercises will help to strengthen the weak muscles in the area. Also these exercise will help to bring more control on overall…