Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos screener

Part 1 – Hypermobility

The first part of the test looks for your joint hypermobility scores.

You can use the visual guideline to test your joints.

Part 2 – Ehlers-Danlos

The second part looks for EDS criteria. Your Beighton score will autoselect based on your results from part 1. 🙂

Brighton Criteria

Select any that apply:

Major Criteria:

• Beighton score 4 or more (current or past)
• Arthralgia (joint pain) in 4 or more joints for 3 or more months

Minor Criteria:

• Beighton score of 1-3
• Arthralgia (joint pain) in 1-3 joints or back pain for more than 3 months
• Joint dislocations or subluxations in more than one joint, or in one joint more than one time
• Three or more soft tissue lesions (e.g., epicondylitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis)
• Marfanoid habitus
• Skin striae (stretch marks), hyperextensibility of skin, abnormal scarring, thin skin
• Eye signs (ptosis, myopia - short sightedness, etc.)
• Varicose veins, hernia, or organ prolapse, prone to hemorrhoids
• Positive family history of hypermobility

Resources to check out:

• Jeannie Di Bon – safe, hypermobility-friendly movement: website | zebra club app | youtube

• Ehlers-Danlos Society

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