'The hypermobility syndrome'

Article Abstract:

Individuals who have hypermobility syndrome suffer from the symptoms of rheumatic diseases, including joint and muscle pain, yet do not have any detectable systemic disease or abnormalities that can be detected with laboratory tests. Individuals who are hypermobile have an increased range of joint mobility due to a looseness of the ligaments. This differs from most rheumatic diseases, where patients instead have limited mobility in their joints. Patients with hypermobility syndrome have a greater number and a wider variety of lesions than patients with rheumatic diseases. Hypermobility syndrome patients develop a number of lesions that are similar to those that appear from trauma and overuse, such as traction injuries, joint or tendon sheath synovitis, chondromalacia patellae, rotator cuff lesions or back pain. Other patients develop symptoms from joint instability, such as flat feet, dislocation of the shoulder, finger and jaw joints. Others develop chronic arthritis. The muscles and tendons of the abdominal wall and pelvic floor may be weak, which appears to be the reason for the increased incidence of hernias and rectal and uterine prolapses in patients with hypermobility syndrome. Other symptoms include bone fragility, stress fractures of the vertebrae, which contribute to lower back pain, and soft and thin skin. Hypermobility syndrome occurs more frequently among women and is an inherited condition. Research has shown that patients have abnormal ratios of the various types of collagen. Further research is necessary to understand the defects which cause this syndrome. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Rheumatic diseases, Movement disorders

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Joint hypermobility and fibromyalgia in schoolchildren

Article Abstract:

Joint hypermobility and fibromyalgia may often occur together in schoolchildren. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widely distributed joint and muscle pain. Joint hypermobility is a severe abnormality in normal joint movement that is not caused by an underlying connective tissue disease. Among 338 children between nine and 15 years old, 13% had joint hypermobility and 6% had fibromyalgia. Eighty-one percent of the children with fibromyalgia had joint hypermobility. Forty percent of the children with joint hypermobility had fibromyalgia. Joint hypermobility may be an underlying cause of pain in children with fibromyalgia.

Pediatric diseases, Children, Diseases, Fibromyalgia

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Assessment of bone in Ehlers Danlos syndrome by ultrasound and densitometry

Article Abstract:

People with Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) may have an increased risk of bone loss and fracture. EDS is a connective tissue disease characterized by easy bruising, loose skin and hypermobile joints. Researchers used ultrasound and bone densitometry to measure bone density in 23 people with EDS and 23 healthy people. EDS patients had lower bone mass than the healthy people. Eighty-seven percent of the EDS patients had fractured a bone at some time, compared to only 9% of the healthy people.

Usage, Ultrasound imaging, Causes of, Osteoporosis

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