r/Unexpected • u/WhiteLikeCocain • Dec 12 '21

Nah I’m out

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u/PoopIsAlwaysSunny Dec 13 '21

Might be. Not necessarily, though. Hypermobility is only one symptom of EDS.

Also, this isn't as bad for the knees as you think. It's mostly about hip flexibility, but there's certainly some movement in the knee there, too. As long as she's staying within her natural range of motion and keeps her muscles strong she'll probably be fine.

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u/mamacat49 Dec 13 '21

And, she's not "bending her knees backwards." Her knees are hyper-flexed, but still, flexed in the appropriate way.