Examination and treatment of a patient with hypermobility syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this case report is to present the patient examination, evaluation/diagnosis/prognosis, intervention, and outcome of a patient with hypermobility syndrome (HMS). Hypermobility syndrome has been widely recognized in the rheumatology literature, but it has seldom been discussed in the orthopedic literature and has only recently been described in the physical therapy literature. The signs and symptoms of HMS are common among patients seen in orthopedic physical therapy clinics; however, the underlying HMS may be overlooked while treating individual joints or tissues causing pain. CSE DESCRIPTION: The patient was a 28-year-old woman with complaints of chronic, multiple-joint pain. After years without a diagnosis, a rheumatologist had recently diagnosed underlying HMS.


RESULTS
Following intervention that emphasized patient education and activity modification, the patient's complaints decreased.


CONCLUSIONS
Recognition of HMS underlying common orthopedic problems may facilitate appropriate patient education and management.
Russek
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Department of Physical Therapy, Clarkson University, Box 5880, Potsdam, NY 13699-5880, USA. lnrussek@clarkson.edu
D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D008487:Medical History Taking; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011379:Prognosis; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013165:Splints; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome