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Hypermobility and Chronic Pain: Why Stretching the Sore Spot Doesn’t Last

Two people in a standing forward fold. The one on the left folds much deeper with an anatomical overlay showing stress at the hip and knee. The one on the right stops at mid-shin.

By David Iler, LMT, CPT. Licensed massage therapist since 2004, certified personal trainer, and founder of Iler Method® massage therapy in Austin, Texas. Hypermobility and chronic pain are connected, but not the way most people assume. Hypermobility isn’t spread evenly through the body. Not every joint and not every muscle. Some areas lock down to […]