/oss/taxonomy/term/2658/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/double-joints <p><span>Are you double jointed? If not, you probably know someone who is, because this relatively common condition occurs in 10-25% of the population! Technically, the term for ‘having super flexible joints that made you popular on the playground as a kid’ Is hypermobility, and it’s characterized by having shallow joints and flexible ligaments or cartilage. In the vast majority of people, having hypermobile joints is not dangerous, except if they use them to scare other kids.</span></p> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:00:02 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 2582 at /oss