Dr. Peter Rowe from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore has found that many of the children that he has studied have ‘hypermobility’. They have published their findings in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Here is an exerpt from an article in the media:
“Sixty percent of the 60 children and teens they treated for chronic fatigue syndrome also had hypermobility in at least four of their joints. Only 20 percent of the general public has a single hyperflexible joint, such as being able to bend a pinkie 90 degrees backward, touch the thumb to the forearm, or bend at the waist and rest both hands flat on the ground.
“The recent study, he [Leonard Jason, a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Community Research at DePaul University in Chicago] added, “could ultimately lead to us understanding the physiology of this condition.”
– Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter, ‘Joint Flexibility May Offer Insight Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’, ug 5, 2006; ScoutNews, LLC; Sources cited: Peter Rowe, M.D., professor, pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore; Leonard Jason, Ph.D., professor, psychology, and director, Center For Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago; September 2002, the Journal of Pediatrics –
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I hope you find it interesting…
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
