Second child with hyper mobility

[autumnsmum]

Hello everyone I hope were all surviving the holidays .i took dd2 to the physio today and she said she is hypermobile .My ds was also diagnosed with this .I wasn't told much apart from to make sure she excercises has anyone else any experience of this ?

[2boysnamedR]

My middle son has dyspraxia so is hypermobile. My baby has been referred to see if is hypermobile too. My ds has a lot of Ocupational therapy - but his issues are a lot wider than pure hypermobilty ( the least of his problems). I hear hypermobilty can be hereditary. Do the give any exercises? Going to send you any? Going to provide a written report?

[itsnothingoriginal]

It's pretty common tbh but often depends on whether there are any other mitigating factors as to how much the hypermobility will impact on the child. Both my kids are hypermobile but it only really affects my dd because it is accompanied by low muscle tone. She is quite unstable because she has weak limbs and trunk together with lax joints.

Your physio will hopefully tell you more but if it affects hands/fine motor skills etc you could ask for an OT referral too.

[2boysnamedR]

Arther - I didn't know that it caused pain, sorry to hear that. I think there so much I need to learn. Anything that helps with the pain?

[2boysnamedR]

Thanks for that arther - I did read on here that some kids have pain but its normal and they never know what's its like to be pain free. Sorry to hear your in so much constant pain. C

[2boysnamedR]

Thanks for the link above. My eldest fits those criteria for being hypermobile! I always thought he wasn't as he goes to gymnastics since he was three but can't do the splits! Sounds like that's just as well. I think all my kids are hypermobile - but me and sh aren't

[autumnsmum]

Thank you so much everyone a lot to think about

[cory]

Dd had a lot of trouble with chronic pain. It being normal doesn't make it any nicer actually; it just makes you exhausted and anxious. She spent a lot of her junior and secondary school years in a wheelchair but is now much better. Partly because she is old enough to take strong painkillers, which enables her to keep active, which makes the pain less.

Ds is also hypermobile but only went through a short period of pain when he was about 8. He is fine now at 13.

Swimming has been good for both of them.