What are some of the main medical treatments for hypermobility?

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    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Physical therapy is often prescribed to rehabilitate injured joints, and it may improve joint control in hypermobile patients.[1] Although more research is needed, prolotherapy injections in hypermobile joints may lead to reductions in pain and joint range.[2]

    References

    1. ^Engelbert RH, Juul-Kristensen B, Pacey V, de Wandele I, Smeenk S, Woinarosky N, Sabo S, Scheper MC, Russek L, Simmonds JVThe evidence-based rationale for physical therapy treatment of children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with joint hypermobility syndrome/hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome.Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet.(2017-03)
    2. ^Nagori SA, Jose A, Gopalakrishnan V, Roy ID, Chattopadhyay PK, Roychoudhury AThe efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy over placebo for temporomandibular joint hypermobility: A systematic review and meta-analysis.J Oral Rehabil.(2018-Dec)