Double-jointed? It’s not just a fun party trick. Uber-flexible joints could be a sign of a rare genetic condition that makes you more susceptible to respiratory illnesses and also complicates ...

Since flexible joints are extremely important ... Do you think of yourself as double-jointed? Four points or more on the flexibility manoeuvres. Two points or more on the historical questions.

At any party, there's always that guy who can bend his fingers freakishly far back, and then brags about being "double-jointed" but ... a person's ability to, say, flex at the hips in order ...

Double jointedness can cause a wide range of problems because the muscles around the joints have to work much harder to provide stability - Getty When Jan Kiley was a child, even the slightest of ...

the pinkie finger can bend backward beyond 90 degrees and they can place their palms on the floor without bending the knees. Hypermobile joints are not as stable as less-flexible joints ...

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 ...

Being double-jointed has long been linked with ... the collagen abnormalities that make joints especially flexible seem to affect blood vessels, making patients prone to an accumulation of blood ...

Ligaments and tendons usually restrict the movement of the joint, but in some people, these normally restrictive tissues can be quite flexible and allow the extra movement we call "double-jointed." ...