Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: More Than Just Flexible Joints

10. Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

As part of the 2017 process to make the criteria for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome more restrictive, the medical field also introduced the concept of hypermobility spectrum disorder. This new diagnosis exists to fully separate more general hypermobility issues from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. While most of the people with joint hypermobility syndrome would fall under this new diagnosis, many would now fall under a more correct diagnosis of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.