Beightons score

[Jessie_2014]

Does anyone have any idea what a Beightons score is/means? I think it is something to do with hypermobility? Thanks

[Chris21]

Yes it is how they check for hyper mobility. The higher the score the more you're hyper mobile. Anyone can be hyper mobile but if you have pain with it then it has syndrome added, the highest score you can have is 9. 😉

[PMRpro]

This explains it well:

nhs.uk/conditions/Joint-hyp...

[Barnclown]

The Hypermobility Syndromes Association has helped me the most to understand my hypermobility (and also how it relates to my lupus & sjogrens & raynauds etc).

This link takes you to its first info page...scroll down to the heading 'how is hypermobility diagnosed' & you'll find a good basic explanation of Beighton score. If you click on the blue words 'Beighton score'' the site takes you to where they give you even more indepth, but easily understandable, details:

hypermobility.org/help-advi...

🍀 Coco

[Jessie_2014]

Thanks for all your help! I was shocked that the Dr spotted it as im the least flexible person in the world haha!

[Barnclown in reply to Jessie_2014]

Yes, as I understand it, some of us have a contradictory combination of hypermobility & stiffness due to our autoimmunity gradually denaturing certain soft tissues (tightening muscles & tendons) alongside hypermobility rendering our ligaments loose (loose joints). Each case of hypermobility is as individual as each case of lupus. So, different hypermobile folks have different characteristically loose joints. And not all types of hypermobility affect the body's connective tissues as widely generally as other types do/can