Joint hypermobility
Joint hypermobility means that some or all of a person's joints have an unusually large range of movement.
Many people with joint hypermobility have few or no problems related to their increased range of movement.
Four factors may contribute to joint hypermobility - the shape of the ends of your bones, collagen structure, muscle tone and proprioception.
If your doctor thinks that you may have joint hypermobility, the Beighton score is often used as a quick test to assess the range of movement in some of your joints.
If you have joint hypermobility that doesn't cause any problems, treatment is not necessary.