Ligamentous laxity is when you have loose joints. ... In a study of 51 male rugby players, researchers found that those who had high scores on the Beighton assessment, ...

Background The prevalence of Generalised Joint Laxity (GJL) in adolescent male athletes along with its relation to injury incidence in a sporting environment are unknown despite commonly held clinical ...

You might also hear ligamentous laxity referred to as loose joints or joint laxity. ... The Beighton score is a common screening tool for joint hypermobility.

The average Beighton score for these patients was 3.1 with a range from 0 to 9. 35 patients (43%) in this group had a Beighton score of 4 or more indicating generalised ligament laxity. 15 patients ...

The Beighton score is a set of manoeuvres used to judge if there is evidence of joint hypermobility. There are 9 points, ... Carter C, Wilkinson J. Persistent joint laxity and congenital dislocation ...

Researchers matched patients with generalized ligamentous laxity, or GLL (n = 116), defined as a Beighton score of 4 or greater, to patients without GLL (n = 116).

If you have joint hypermobility syndrome, you can use a simple 30-second Beighton Score test, which uses a nine-point scoring system to measure the flexibility of certain joints. A positive ...

However, for individuals with symptomatic joint hypermobility but not satisfying the criteria for a syndrome or disease, the term hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSDs) has been proposed. 1 In the ...

a Beighton score of 1–3 or a Beighton score of 0–3 if they are over 50 years joint pain for longer than 3 months up to three joints dislocation or partial dislocation of more than one joint ...