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THYou know that person who stands with their knees pushed all the way back and swears blind they’re standing straight?
Most people with hypermobility have no idea they do this. The knees lock back past neutral because the ligaments allow it, and the brain just accepts it as the default. It feels normal. It looks anything but.
The problem is, when your knees sit in hyperextension like that, the joint is being held at end range by passive structures, your ligaments, rather than being actively controlled by the muscles around it. In that position, the quads don’t need to do much.
The passive structures are doing the job for them, so the demand on the muscles around the knee drops. You end up with a joint that looks stable but isn’t really being managed by the muscles that should be doing the job.
This is one of the first things we look at with every client. Not because the knee is the problem, but because it tells you a lot about how the brain is organising that leg.
If this is you, don’t panic. But maybe stop locking those knees back, use some tactile cues and work on stabilise in the range you are weakest.
Tag someone who does this.
#hypermobility #ehlersdanlos #EDS #hEDS #hypermobileknees
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