Hypermobility syndrome

Hypermobility syndrome (HMS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD), or joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder that affects the joints and ligaments in a person's body. It comes in different degrees of severity, the least being similar to double-jointedness, but if it is progressively more serious it can create more problems for someone. These can include the inability to walk properly or for long distances, and pain in affected areas. In some cases, people with HMS are subjected to hypersensitive nerves and a weaker immune system. It also can have an effect on exhaustion levels and some cases cause depressive episodes. Hypermobility syndrome (HMS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD), or joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder that affects the joints and ligaments in a person's body. It comes in different degrees of severity, the least being similar to double-jointedness, but if it is progressively more serious it can create more problems for someone. These can include the inability to walk properly or for long distances, and pain in affected areas. In some cases, people with HMS are subjected to hypersensitive nerves and a weaker immune system. It also can have an effect on exhaustion levels and some cases cause depressive episodes. It is a genetic disorder. It is similar to other connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. There is a lack of distinction in the clinical presentation of JHS and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and they may be the same condition. Newer classifications either replace both terms with hypermobile EDS (hEDS) or, where individuals do not meet diagnostic criteria for other syndromes, a diagnosis of hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) is proposed. JHS is not to be confused with double-jointedness, where a person can bend their limbs in positions others find impossible.