Motor Competence and Physical Activity in 8-Year-Old School Children With Generalized Joint Hypermobility

Abstract

Motor competence and physical activity are not reduced in primary school children at 8 years of age with GJH or BJHS. It is recommended that a potential negative influence on the musculoskeletal system over time, as a result of GJH, be investigated by longitudinal studies.

Knee function in 10-year-old children and adults with Generalised Joint Hypermobility

“…A matched comparative study design was used, including children at the age of 10 years (fourth grade), recruited randomly and consecutively from a cohort of school children (525 children from 10 public schools) in a medium sized Danish municipality (about 46,750 inhabitants) [17], and a group of adults (maximum age 50 years), recruited primarily due to their being parents of the same children. In total, 85% of the adults were parents of the included children, and the remaining 15% were recruited from acquaintances and hospital registers.…”

Hypermobility in Adolescent Athletes: Pain, Functional Ability, Quality of Life, and Musculoskeletal Injuries

“…11 Despite no increased musculoskeletal pain or decreased perceived physical activity in the general population of schoolchildren aged 8 and 10 years old, 24 GJH was associated with pain development in adolescents aged 14 years. 41 This may be due to imbalance in growth of bone and soft tissues, as well as hormonal changes, resulting in musculoskeletal pain as children with GJH enter puberty.…”

Prevalence of generalised joint hypermobility in school-aged children from east-central European region

“…Murray noticed that such cut-off point of BS was extrapolated from the populations of adults into paediatric population and the high prevalence of GJH could be the consequence of such unreasoned extrapolation [14]. As it has been showed by Juul-Kristensen et al [9], the significant reduction in prevalence of GJH has occurred when different cut-off values of BS have been used.…”