Hyper mobility – having better than average movement and flexibility – is often seen as a desirable trait, especially for dancers, gymnasts and athletes, as the collagen and connective tissue allows ...

Hypermobility Syndrome (HMS) is a condition in which the joints of an individual have the ability to move about far more beyond the normal range. In those with this condition, the ability to perform ...

As an accomplished performance artist, Roxani Eleni Garefalaki was able to contort her body into incredible positions — including balancing on stilts for the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — The broad spectrum of hypermobility and connective tissue disorders has proven difficult to define ...

In a recent study published in BMJ Public Health, researchers investigated whether generalized joint hypermobility (GJH), which indicates varying connective tissue, was associated with self-reported ...

I’ve spent almost every yoga and pilates class feeling great about myself as I extend my leg or bend my back further than the rest of the group. I have vivid memories of feeling so proud of myself in ...

Flexibility, for those who don’t have it, is almost a kind of super-power. But what happens when you’re too flexible? Kat Storr is just one of thousands of women who are hypermobile and it’s taken her ...

Simone Biles and Michael Phelps are among those with excessively mobile joints. But will this leave them prone to pain and falls in older age? Not if they stay strong and active, research suggests ...

Billie Eilish has opened up about her diagnosis with hypermobility. The 21-year-old said she felt like her body was “gaslighting” her, while discussing the injuries she sustained as a teenager in a ...