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Hypermobility in children
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Causes of the hypermobility in a child
Often, hypermobility is a consequence of trauma. Quite often is the consequence of a previous birth trauma or anomalies of intrauterine development. This pathology is much less likely to be genetically determined. In most cases, this pathology passes on its own, as the child grows up. However, there are cases when the pathological condition is only aggravated, and the child needs treatment.
Symptoms of the hypermobility in a child
Sometimes a single sign that indicates a pathological condition is pain and discomfort, to which the child complains. Most often, the pain that arises in the joints area makes itself felt. Especially it increases with intense physical activity, and even during the game, running. Pain can only cover one joint, or several at a time. In this case, the severity of the pain syndrome is directly proportional to the degree and severity of physical activity. In some children, the pain is clearly localized and symmetrical, whereas in others it can be generalized, the source is lost.
Often in children there is increased mobility in the joints against the background of hypermobility, which is manifested by fussiness, excessive mobility and activity. Such a child can not long engage in one thing can not concentrate. The educational activity of such a child also suffers. It is characterized by high distractibility, low level of concentration and mindfulness. In the presence of such two combined pathologies, it is advisable to talk about a mental disorder, a violation of the function of the autonomic nervous system.
It is also worth noting that in children, hypermobility can have some distinctive features. So, for example, they have a disease accompanied by spasms of joints. Often develops an inflammatory process that affects the connective tissue. In this case, as the body grows, the symptoms gradually decrease, until it completely disappears. Often this syndrome is diagnosed in children with cardiovascular diseases. Especially often, hypermobility is a concomitant symptom in the defect of the mitral valve.
Hypermobility of joints in infants
In infants, hypermobility can be a sign of a neuropsychiatric disorder, vegetative dysfunction. In most cases, this disease is due to the difficulties of adaptation and postpartum stress. In most infants with this pathology, the syndrome disappears during the first 6 months of life. It is also worth noting that such a pathology is characteristic of children who received a birth trauma, or had a delay, other developmental anomalies.
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