It’s called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and it’s a connective tissue disorder that makes people super flexible. Dr. Jim Harris, a medical director focusing on EDS, and patient Laura Saltzgaber ...

Super-flexible joints, while seemingly harmless, could indicate Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a condition affecting connective tissues. This can lead to overly flexible joints, fragile skin ...

If you have joint hypermobility syndrome, you can use a simple 30-second Beighton Score test, which uses a nine-point scoring system to measure the flexibility of certain joints. A positive Beighton ...

JOINT flexibility is important for healthy movement and function. But being able to move your joints in an extraordinary way could be a sign of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS). EDS are a group ...

A hypermobile-EDS diagnosis is "based on a checklist where the patient meets certain criteria, including a Brighton score level," Dr Bernadette Riley, director of the Ehlers‑Danlos Syndrome ...

Hypermobility is often measured using the Beighton Score, which assesses five different key joints in the body.

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It is important to identify infants of affected women as high-risk infants. Scrutinize the maternal history and, when possible, determine the specific EDS type of the mother or affected family ...

director of the Ehlers‑Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Treatment Center at New York Institute of Technology's College of Osteopathic Medicine, told Newsweek. The Beighton Score is "helpful in the ...