Hamama Islam Butt, Shahida Hussain Tarar, Muhammad Afzal Choudhry, Awais Asif, Sajid Mehmood.
A study of Joint Hypermobility in School Children of Rawalpindi/ Islamabad, Pakistan: Prevalence and Symptomatic Features.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(2):372-5.

Aim: To find out the percentage prevalence of HMS and it correlation with different aspects including family history, dietary status and socio-economic status Methods: The Hypermobility Syndrome (HMS) is considered as a benign condition in which joints mobility is beyond the normal range. The syndrome is identified by a variety of names and is maximum at birth than in adult life. Women generally have more lax joints than men at all ages. It is a common familial condition which results from genetic variations in connective tissue matrix, associated with common rheumatic disorders. It is aggregation of varieties of articular and extra-articular abnormalities depending on age, race and ethnicity. Hypermobility appears to decrease with advancing age and may present as symptomatic or asymptomatic condition. Results: The data was collected from students of a private school at Rawalpindi city using goinometer. Data was analyzed by using statistical system (Percentage Method and Chi Square). It was observed that 30.8 percent students between 8 to 17 years of age were hypermobile. Although both the genders were seen to be hypermobile but its percentage was higher in females than in males. Other non-specific conditions noticed in HMS patients included headache, breathing problems, Flat Feet, Diabetes Mellitus, joint and Heart diseases.

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