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of being hypermobile, with a lot of joint laxity. Now, some people may think it's cool to be able to go "Gumby... 
to hypermobility (able to bend beyond the normal range) within a joint.
Some recent studies suggest...
The question came up in today's Prenatal Yoga Class, "Does double-jointed mean you have double...
that I have gained in the years since that prior post.
Joint motion is good. Here is an excellent summary quote from The Mayfield Clinic for Brain and Spine: “Good joint motion is essential for the health and nutrition... 
. I have this excessive foot pronation, plus a spondylolisthesis, a history of ankle sprains, double-jointed elbows... compensations further up. And in folks who don’t have your hypermobility, improving dorsiflexion ROM...
by Jonathan Blood Smyth
The shoulder, or more strictly the glenohumeral joint, is a major and important joint in the upper limb, responsible mostly for placing the hand in front of the body where the eyes...
. Hyper-mobility of the joints is an extra blessing for doing the splits, but creates a lot of problems... will never do the splits due to hip deformity.
Doing the splits depends on overall hyper-mobility. Not only hamstrings...
.g. hypermobility), ligaments aren't as effective as joint stabilizers and muscle length-tension relationships..., which can be a problem if not balanced with strength. How so?
A: Hypermobility can definitely be a problem...
(especially posterior capsule)
8. Glenohumeral (ball-and-socket joint) range of motion
9. Rotator cuff... - a hypermobility problem - who can get by without surgery).
The thing I absolutely love about the Inside...
At Home Again
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I... found my ligament largely intact and flapping about in my joint, so he was able to repair it instead of grafting... 
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