2007-09-22 09:59:37 · 6 answers · asked by flowersinthewind 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
There's no such thing as being 'double jointed'. It simply means that some people, such as gymnasts, have long ligaments which allow them to stretch and extend more than the rest of us.
2007-09-22 10:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Stella's Helper 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apparently, some people have unusually flexible joints and they call it "double-jointed." I never heard of anybody actually having joints that were "double" or worked both ways.
I work in the health care field, and I code diagnosis for billing and so on, and there is no listing for "double joints" in any medical dictionary or classification system that I am aware of. I have heard of doctors saying someone has "ligament laxity" and I suspect that might be what some people call "double jointed."
2007-09-22 10:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the term "double-jointed" is a misnomer on it's own.
The actual physics of being "double-jointed" is merely the tendons surrounding the joint stretching beyond their natural limits. - No "harm" is done when these tendons do over-stretch...... to a limit.
The human skeletal system is intended to move only within certain limits. Continued over-stretching will cause no harm, but occasionally (depending on the joint) do look awkward, because we are accustomed to seeing these limitations.
2007-09-22 10:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, double jointedness is really an excessive amount of joint motion which can be due to muscular imbalances or over lax (overly "loose") ligaments.
2007-09-22 10:19:16 · answer #4 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-22 10:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by looby 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i think you can..
2007-09-22 10:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋