Doctors Say There's No Such Thing As Being 'Double Jointed'

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“I’m double-jointed!” That’s what my middle school classmate proudly proclaimed after demonstrating how she could bend her arm back in a way that made me wince. Turns out, being “double-jointed” is not really a thing. “Double joints aren’t real,” Dr. Maryellen Brucato , a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and podiatrist, told HuffPost. “You do not possess extra joints anywhere in your body. When someone describes themselves as ‘double-jointed,’ what they actually have is hypermobility.” Hypermobility is when a person’s joints can move beyond the typical range of motion. “You have the…

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