Hypermobility Physiotherapy & Assessment

Hypermobility can affect much more than how flexible you are. At Rae Physiotherapy & Pilates, our hypermobility assessments look at the whole picture — including joint mobility, strength, stability, proprioception, breathing, movement patterns, pain, fatigue and how different areas of the body may be interacting.

We work with people with generalized joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), and those who are exploring whether hypermobility may be contributing to their symptoms.

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    • generalized joint hypermobility

    • hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD)

    • hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS)

    • recurrent sprains, strains or subluxation-type symptoms

    • joint instability or feelings of joints “giving way”

    • persistent, widespread or multi-area pain

    • neck pain, headaches and migraines

    • upper cervical or craniocervical instability concerns

    • jaw pain or TMJ symptoms

    • ribcage, thoracic or breathing-related tension

    • foot and ankle pain or instability

    • hip, pelvic girdle or SI joint pain

    • pelvic floor symptoms

    • proprioception, balance or coordination challenges

    • difficulty feeling stable during exercise or everyday movement

    • feeling both very flexible and unusually tight, guarded or braced

    • fatigue or difficulty tolerating sustained positions

    • autonomic symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations or exercise intolerance that may affect rehabilitation

    • gastrointestinal or abdominal symptoms that may sit alongside a broader hypermobility presentation

    • people who have several seemingly unrelated symptoms and are wondering whether hypermobility may be part of the bigger picture

    • individualized strength + stability training

    • proprioception, balance + coordination work

    • movement retraining + body awareness

    • breathing + ribcage mechanics

    • nervous system regulation + support

    • pacing + load management

    • postural + positional strategies

    • joint support strategies, including taping or bracing where appropriate

    • foot + ankle rehabilitation

    • pelvic floor physiotherapy when relevant

    • Clinical Pilates–based rehabilitation

    • manual therapy where appropriate

    • IMS / dry needling where appropriate

    • education around hypermobility, pain + movement

    • strategies for returning to exercise, sport + everyday activity

    • referral or collaboration with other healthcare providers when symptoms fall outside physiotherapy scope

 
 
 
Physiotherapist guiding a client through a stability exercise during hypermobility physiotherapy

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Physiotherapist assessing movement and body control during a hypermobility physiotherapy session

What to Expect From a Hypermobility Assessment

A hypermobility assessment at Rae is designed to look beyond flexibility alone. We take time to understand your history, the symptoms that are affecting you now, and how your whole body is moving and responding.

Your assessment may include discussion of your hypermobility and injury history, pain or instability patterns, fatigue, headaches, jaw or neck symptoms, ribcage and breathing mechanics, pelvic health, foot and ankle concerns, gastrointestinal or autonomic symptoms, and other factors that may be relevant to your overall presentation.

We also look at how your body moves. This may include posture and movement strategies, balance, proprioception, strength, joint control, breathing, functional movement and regional assessment of areas that are causing concern. Hypermobility screening such as the Beighton Score and 5PQ may form one part of the assessment, but it is never the whole picture.

From there, your physiotherapist will help you make sense of what they are seeing and develop an individualized plan. This may include education, movement retraining, strength and stability work, nervous system support, breathing strategies, proprioceptive input, pacing, joint support strategies and hands-on treatment where appropriate.

Assessment lengths

  • Emma Gerrard and Mahan Shahrooie: 70-minute hypermobility initial assessment.

  • Kim Rae Jackson: 90-minute hypermobility initial assessment. Kim’s in-person physiotherapy waitlist is currently closed. If you’d still like to work with Kim, KRJ Coaching offers an online pathway for hypermobile women. Start by watching the webinar and booking a coaching assessment call. Kim’s 12-week Hypermobile Hypermind programme is built from almost 20 years of movement and rehabilitation experience, including more than 15 years treating hypermobility.

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