Are the hypermobile people still around?

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I lurked on the thread a while ago and can't find it now I have an official diagnosis (apparently I did years ago but no one told me )

They are doing some more tests on a couple if other problems but looking like a lot of my pain is due to things tightening as I age plus SPD

So now I need top tips on how I can get rid of my crutches .

Also dd1 can do a lot of similar movements to me & dd2 is flat footed. Do I need to tell anyone now?

I'm hypermobile and so are my dc. My hypermobility is getting worse as I'm getting older. Definitely get your dc looked at now. I'm not sure how much they'll do about hypermobility, they don't for my dc. But, the 'flat footed' issue, they should get orthotic insoles to correct the positioning of the foot. I pay privately for our orthotics as NHS just weren't up to scratch, but others on here find NHS ones fine. Being flat footed isn't the actual problem, it's caused by the rolling in of the ankles which gives the appearance of a flat foot. Insoles have helped TREMENDOUSLY with my dc!
Good luck

I only noticed recently as I'd put it down to dd1/I having high arches

dc2 has beautiful arches ... but they go flat because of her foot pronation.

I'm a bit hypermobile and beginning to suffer in my 30s from years of joint misplacement. Pelvis especially. I found a blog run by a biomechanist which is really good. She gives concrete joint positions which keep your body in proper alignment. I found that I was doing pilates but never really worked out what a neutral pelvis was because my pelvis could roll way more than anyone else's. Anyway, I have found, through her, that fallen arches stem from internally rotated femurs, often combined with feet that point outways a bit. I've been concentrating on keeping the outside edges of my feet parallel and eternally rotating my thighs until the hamstring tendons on the back of my knees are straight and parallel. That has helped my fallen arches loads.
My DD had NHS orthotics but the more I have read about biomechanics, the more inclined I am towards the barefoot movement. I have replaced them with a pair of vivobarefoot shoes and her arches are no worse, if not a bit better, and she hasn't complained of sore legs. The blog is here and the latest post is very relevant to arches too.