Table 2 A five-part questionnaire for identifying joint hypermobility [24]
From: Joint hypermobility in children with idiopathic scoliosis: SOSORT award 2011 winner
1. Can you now (or could you ever) place your hands flat on the floor without bending your knees? |
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2. Can you now (or could you ever) bend your thumb to touch your forearm? |
3. As a child did you amuse your friends by contorting your body into strange shapes or could you do the splits? |
4. As a child or teenager did your shoulder or kneecap dislocate on more than one occasion? |
5. Do you consider yourself double-jointed? |