Did you know that clumsiness and poor coordination can be part of hypermobility?

Feb 251 min read

While clumsiness has many causes, one possible one is hypermobility - and understanding this can help us to understand ourselves and to manage our symptoms better.

Infographic clumsiness and hypermobility 1/4: Have you often been called clumsy for falling over easily, [one stickman toppling over sideways, another just tripped over nothing]

Infographic clumsiness and hypermobility 2/4: ...walking into door frames, dropping things... [3 stickmen tripping over, and bumping into different doorframes]

Infographic clumsiness and hypermobility 3/4: and have (or had) a reputation for being flexible or double jointed? [one stickman sat with their foot behind their head, the other doing a backbend.

Infographic clumsiness and hypermobility 4/4: Understanding hypermobility might be your missing link! Hypermobility is commonly linked to clumsiness - with poor joint awareness meaning our body isn’t always where our brain thinks it is, and hypermobile joints being more easily injured and harder to control.
This combination can make us more accident prone - and more easily injured. For more information, see:
hypermobility.org/what-is-hypermobility

For more information on what hypermobility is, the impact it can have, and how it can be managed, see What is Hypermobility | The HMSA

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does a high score mean more severely affected? Infographic 2/3: The 9 point scale that is sometimes used to screen for hypermobility only covers 9 joints (The spine, and both elbows, knees, thumbs and little fingers) out of over 300 joints, and only looks for flexibility in a single direction. It’s a shortcut tool that can give a quick definite yes for some people, but cannot rule hypermobility out.

Does a hypermobility score of 9/9 mean you are more severely affected?

5 small children wrapped up for cold weather, playing in a play area.

A hypermobile parent's perspective on supporting their hypermobile child: Starting school.

esearch as linked various types of neurodivergene to hypermobility. For example, A study found that 50% of participants with a diagnosis of Autism, ADHD or tic disorder demonstrated elevated levels of hypermobility, compared with just 20% of participants from the general population.

Neurodivergence and hypermobility

Did you know that clumsiness and poor coordination can be part of hypermobility?

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