Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?

Being more flexible than the average person can have its
advantages, from being great at games such as Limbo to feeling smug
in yoga class. But researchers are coming to understand that being
hypermobile can also be linked to pain in later life, anxiety, and
even long Covid. Madeleine Finlay hears from the science
correspondent Linda Geddes about her experience of hypermobility,
and finds out what might be behind its link to mental and physical
health. Help support our independent journalism at
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