What is hypermobility syndrome?

Hypermobility describes joints that stretch farther than is normal. Hypermobility syndrome is used to describe a disorder in which musculoskeletal pain and generalized joint hypermobility occur together.

How do members experience hypermobility syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hypermobility syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hypermobility syndrome*

Who has hypermobility syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 17
20s 108
30s 208
40s 240
50s 204
60s 98
70+ 20

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 823

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What is hypermobility syndrome?

Hypermobility describes joints that stretch farther than is normal. Hypermobility syndrome is used to describe a disorder in which musculoskeletal pain and generalized joint hypermobility occur together.



Common symptoms reported by people with hypermobility syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hypermobility syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with hypermobility syndrome

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Who has hypermobility syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 208 say hypermobility syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 17
20s 108
30s 208
40s 240
50s 204
60s 98
70+ 20
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 328
20-29 years 53
30-39 years 28
40-49 years 15
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 823

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 512
Not Diagnosed 45

These charts show data from hypermobility syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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