Comments on: Hypermobility Exercises

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:36:59 +0000

In reply to Elena. Hi Elena. Thank you for contacting us. Your daughter's situation requires the attention of either a Physician or Physical Therapist. Margaret is unable to provide specific advice without an assessment. Since you have already tried a PT and Physician but are not satisfied, I recommend you try another PT or Physician. Hope it works out for you.

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 02:16:38 +0000

Thank you for this information. I still look for more help for my daughter. She is 13 years old, and she frequently has her hip, ribs/spine, knees or ankles dislocate. We went to the doctor, xray, PT with little improvement. I was wondering if you have specific point of view regarding kids.
Thanks, Elena

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:42:26 +0000

In reply to Sheena.

Hi Sheena. Margaret is unable to provide specific medical guidance without an assessment. If you are interested in this service, please read the following:

http://melioguide.com/services/phone-or-online-consultation/

By: Sheena

Sheena — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:56:11 +0000

Hi Margaret,
I am 34 years old, I have an osteopenic spine, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (a very mild case that has manifested as malformed C1 and L5, shallow shoulder and hip joints, squared femoral heads and slightly barrel chested) osteoarthritis and cysts in my shoulder, and hypermobile through the spine and joints.
Fitness has played a huge part of my life through the last 10 years, but I am struggling hard since turning 30. Staying consistent in the gym is impossible as there is ALWAYS an injury or problem spot (and they are usually in the back and neck), and I cant seem to find anyone knowledgeable enough in these things to help! My latest issues are a ‘slipping rib’/joint where my rib meets my spine causing severe inflammation and nerve pain, intense muscular ache and pain in my groin and pelvic region, and nerve pain in the neck that is flared up very easily (planks flared the rib joint up, and boat pose flared the neck up!). Could you recommend a few exercises or ANYTHING to help strengthen this supportive muscles around my spine so I can continue with my training? Thank you and Im so happy I found your website.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:36:03 +0000

Hi Richard I am a male at the age of 20 & I do have Hypermobility I lift weights on the week days & sometimes when I get done working out & it feels like my bones can barely hold my muscles & it feels like my bones gets stress on them. Were can I go online too make them stronger? Exercises

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:57:24 +0000

In reply to Cameron. Hi Cameron. Thanks for your question. You can use resistance bands but you should loop them the way Margaret describes in Exercise for Better Bones. Depending on the exercise, a resistance band with handles would be more appropriate because it makes it easier for you to keep your wrists in a neutral position.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 05:11:43 +0000

Can you use resistance bands if you have Hypermobility?

By: Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:20:23 +0000

In reply to AlexaFaie.

Hi Alexa,

I am sorry to read about all your challenges. I hear your frustrations as there are not many services in North America for individuals on the hyper mobility spectrum.

Specific to your questions/comment I can assist with two points:

1. For wrist strengthening view: http://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-exercises/grip-strength-important/
Part I will not be appropriate for you but Part II will be.

2. Follow my book Strengthen Your Core. It will walk you through many gentle and gradually more challenging core exercises that you can do from your forearms. http://melioguide.com/products/strengthen-your-core/

3. A helpful web site is http://www.Hypermobility.org

4. I encourage you to find a health care professional familiar with hyper mobility who can assist you with your unique challenges.

Wishing you more body control in 2020.
Margaret

By: AlexaFaie

AlexaFaie — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:52:51 +0000

Is there any advice on how to do some of these exercises to strengthen core muscles when you have severely unstable wrists? I can not do a plank or push up style of exercise as just putting my hands flat on the floor or a wall (not even supporting body weight) causes my wrists to bend to a very weird angle & my fingers all subluxate if any pressure is applied. Then my elbows rotate/pop out of position & my shoulders subluxate too. Even when I was a kid doing ballet I had that issue – could never figure out how to hold my joints straight.
Lots of advice seems to assume you know what the words mean for the exercises or tell you to activate certain muscles and I don’t know how to do that. I can’t even do sit ups! I don’t know how to make my stomach muscles do any pulling. If I lie backwards off the edge of a bed (bending backwards at the waist) I can pull myself back up to lying flat or partially sitting up, but from flat on the ground I can not. I’ve also never been able to touch my toes from standing nor sitting and sitting with my legs straight out in front of me makes my legs go numb – all pins and needles! In less than a minute. And my knees pop inwards which isn’t pleasant. My kneecaps shift & lock in place if I kneel at all.
Most strengthening exercises seem to require the use of those kinds of positions which feel impossible for me to do. I feel like there should be info on how to strengthen hand muscles and wrist muscles an so on first as how can you hope to strengthen everything else if you can’t even move your hands and feet without them subluxing or dislocating?

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 23:38:28 +0000

In reply to Rosemary Erickson. Hi Rosemary: Thanks for your inquiry. Sorry, we cannot suggest someone in the New Jersey area who can treat hypermobility.