Becker's Healthcare March 22, 2024
Mackenzie Bean

Patients who are “double-jointed” may be at higher risk for developing long COVID, according to a study published March 19 in BMJ Public Health.

U.K. researchers analyzed survey data from 3,064 people polled in August 2022 as part of the COVID Symptom Study Biobank.

Generalized joint hypermobility, often referred to as being double-jointed, wasn’t associated with a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in general. However, double-jointed participants were about 30%...

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