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Hypermobility: an important but often neglected area within rheumatology

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology volume 4, pages 522–524 (2008)Cite this article

I was diagnosed as a severe case of hypermobility in almost all of my joints when I was a kid. Doctors told me that when I get older my joints will tighten up. I am now almost 20 years old and with each passing year my joints get harder and harder to keep in place. I have very bad back problems from the dislocations as well and I cannot walk for more than a half a mile without pain in my knees, hips and ankles. I have seen many doctors in the United States but no-one seems to understand what I am going through or has even been able to offer me any help. I hoped that maybe you might be willing to help. I love sports and am very active; however, with this syndrome I have had to put my life on hold...

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  1. Centre for Rheumatology, University College Hospital, 3rd Floor Central, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PQ, UK r.grahame@ucl.ac.uk

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  1. and Honorary Professor in the Department of Medicine at University College London, R Grahame is a Consultant Rheumatologist at University College Hospital, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.,

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Grahame, R. Hypermobility: an important but often neglected area within rheumatology. Nat Rev Rheumatol 4, 522–524 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0907

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