Episode 56: Does Hypermobility Cause Osteoporosis?

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Welcome to Episode 56 of the Movement Logic podcast. In this episode, Sarah is talking about hypermobility, and what if any connection exists between hypermobility and osteoporosis.

You will learn:

• Hypermobility, EDS, and Marfan’s Syndrome, explained
• Is there any agreement in the research around hypermobility and osteoporosis
• Why research quality always matters when we’re trying to determine a connection between conditions
• What does ‘statistically significant’ mean and why it matters for research
• What criteria matter when we’re looking at research studies
• Why hypermobile people should be lifting heavy weights, regardless of what the research shows

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Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal injuries, and chronic musculoskeletal pain among American university students

Beighton Scale

Hospital Del Mar Scale

Ehlers-Danlos Society

The Marfan Foundation

Hypermobility syndrome increases the risk for low bone mass

The Relationship of Joint Hypermobility, Bone Mineral Density, and Osteoarthritis in the General Population:The Chingford Study

Ultrasonographic, axial, and peripheral measurements in female patients with benign hypermobility syndrome

Bone Disease in Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

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