Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Hypermobility Is Not the Same as Ehlers-Danlos #shorts

3 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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Aaron Hartman, MD, explains that hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are not the same thing. EDS is rare and severe, causing multiple joint dislocations, disabling fatigue, and chronic pain. Most hypermobile people don't have EDS.

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Have you ever wondered if you might have a significant health issue? You looked at your joints, connective tissues, went to a doctor and they said, maybe you have Ehlers-Danlos. The reality is this is not as common as hypermobility in general. Generalized hypermobility, which is quite common, and Ehlers-Danlos, it's not 20% of the population. Ehlers-Danlos is like an extreme form of hypermobility where many patients become disabled. They have multiple joint dislocations. They have really horrible fatigue issues. Health problems, chronic fatigue, bad headaches, bad pain syndromes. The reality is most people don't have— they're just hypermobile in general. And that's what I see day in and day out.