How can you tell if you are double jointed?

Answer by  dhuoda (1431)

Most small children have this, and they can extend your joints more flexibly than most adults. If you are fully grown and can bend and stretch limbs and your whole body much more than normal then you are double jointed. You can see it easily in your hands if you can bend fingers back fully but don't force anything!

Answer by  worker76 (773)

if your joints are moving in directions other than what they normally should be its a good chance you're double jointed. most common areas for this are fingers and toes. More rare are elbowa and wrists.

Answer by  Heloise (397)

There is not really any such thing as being "double jointed". It's just an expression used when someone's joints are unusually flexible. The proper medical term is hypermobility or joint hyperlaxity. But only a few people have joints so loose it is classed as a medical condition.

Answer by  turk85 (34)

There is no such thing as being "double jointed". Each person is made with a single joint where there needs to be one. A "double-jointed" person is someone that happens to be very flexible and can thereofore move parts well beyond their normal range of motion due to increased length within the tissues, they don't actually have an extra joint.

Answer by  jandoe (42)

a lot of times your body does things that don't seem "normal". Such as being able to bend your fingers in a weird way or pop it out of place.

Answer by  Anonymous

I cant tell i can move my arm or elbow and still have my hand flat how it usually is

Answer by  koolcat5678 (2)

i believe if you are double jointed you can do unusall things and see things that might be wierd you 're knee cap can look funny and you're fingers are easly tol move

Answer by  ranica (184)

I haven't heard this kind of incident, even if im a nurse, i advice you to try to consult your orthopedics esp. Xray will really determine this