What does it look like when your double jointed?

You may have heard a friend, family member, or colleague say the phrase, “I’m double-jointed. Look!” The person may then bend or flex fingers, wrists, elbows, or shoulders seemingly backward or in impossible directions.

Is it normal to touch your thumb to your wrist?

This is a sign of Hypermobility. Test it for yourself – Place your hand up vertically like this, bend your hand forward, grab your thumb, then see if you can touch your thumb back to your wrist. Some people like Alexa can touch their thumb against their wrist or get very close to it as well.

Is it rare to be double jointed?

Hypermobility (more commonly called being double-jointed) affects about 20\% of people.

How rare is double jointed hands?

Joint hypermobility, which affects approximately 20 percent of the population, confers an unusually large range of motion. Hypermobile people can often, for instance, touch their thumb to their inner forearm or place their hands flat on the floor without bending their knees.

Can anyone be double-jointed?

Humans can’t really be double-jointed, though some of us are owners of surprisingly flexible joints. And that can have some surprising effects, says Jason G Goldman. No doubt you know someone (or more likely, knew someone as a child) who boasted they were double-jointed.

Can your ankles be double-jointed?

Joint hypermobility may be something you were born with, often referred to as “double jointed,” or something that developed following trauma to a joint, such as after repeated ankle sprains.

Is being double jointed a talent?

Humans can’t really be double-jointed, though some of us are owners of surprisingly flexible joints. For humans at least, there is no such thing as being double-jointed. Those bendy-bodied boasters? They’re just impressively flexible.

Is being double-jointed a talent?

Why can I bend my thumb backwards?

Overview. Hitchhiker’s thumb is a thumb that’s hypermobile, or very flexible, and able to bend backward beyond the normal range of motion. Known formally as distal hyperextensibility, this condition isn’t painful and doesn’t inhibit the thumb’s function in any way.

How do I know if I’m hypermobile?

Hypermobility tests You are generally considered to be hypermobile if you have a score of 5/9 or more. You perform each movement on your left and right and get a point for each side – if applicable.

What joints can be double-jointed?

You may also hear the term double-jointed. This means your joints are very flexible. The most commonly affected joints are your elbows, wrists, fingers and knees. In most people, hypermobility doesn’t cause any pain or medical issues.

How do you know if you have double jointed?

How to Know if You’re Double Jointed 1 Method 1 of 3: Using the Beighton Test. Lift your pinky back further than 90 degrees. 2 Method 2 of 3: Assessing Other Symptoms. Evaluate the levels of pain and stiffness in your joints. 3 Method 3 of 3: Stabilizing Your Joints. Monitor your body positioning to keep your joints neutral.

What is double-jointedness and what does it mean?

In medical terms, double-jointedness is referred to as hypermobility, and it simply means that you have a greater range of motion in some or all of your joints than most people.

How do you know if you have hypermobile thumbs?

Push your thumb back to touch your forearm. Hold your arm out straight in front of you so that your palm is facing down. Press your thumb towards your inner forearm with your other hand. If you can push it all the way back so that it touches your forearm, you have hypermobile thumbs.

What does it mean when a child is double jointed?

As an occupational therapist, I work with kids and their parents who have been told they have joint hypermobility, sometimes known as being “double jointed.” This might make it sound like the child has twice as many joints, but it simply means that a child’s joint is moving past the expected range.