Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine


ISSN: 2300-9705     eISSN: 2353-2807    OAI    DOI: 10.18276/cej.2017.4-03
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Issue archive / Vol. 20, No. 4/2017
The Assessment of the Occurrence of Benign Hypermobility Joint Syndrome in Physiotherapy Students

Authors: Ewelina Żyżniewska-Banaszak
Department of Physical Therapy and Biological Rejuvenation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

Hanna Tchórzewska-Korba
University of Social Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Magdalena Gębska
Department of Physical Therapy and Biological Rejuvenation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

Katarzyna Weber Nowakowska
Department of Physical Therapy and Biological Rejuvenation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

Katarzyna Leźnicka
Department of Human Functional Anatomy and Biometry, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, Szczecin University, Szczecin, Poland

Kuba Żyżniewski
Student Scientific Society of Physiotherapists and Manual Therapists at the Department of Physical Therapy and Biological Rejuvenation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Keywords: hypermobility joint Beighton score score Brighton sports physiotherapy
Whole issue publication date:2017
Page range:8 (23-30)
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Abstract

The occurrence of connective tissue disorders is an important factor for development of occupational diseases in professions requiring a non-ergonomic and often static load of the musculoskeletal system. Symptoms of the connective tissue disorders appear at different ages. The diagnosis of hypermobility is an important problem due to the lack of uniform diagnostic criteria. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the incidence of joint hypermobility and its relation with a history of injuries and the level of physical activity in Physiotherapy students. The study involved 143 students (69% female, 31% male) aged 18 to 27 years (M = 20.7; SD = 1.43). The assessment of the occurrence of Benign Hypermobility Joint Syndrome (BHJS) syndrome was performed using the Beighton and Brighton scale. Among the surveyed students almost 82% of the women and just over 18% of the men fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of hypermobility. A significant difference was also observed in the physical activity of the students. Among those who showed no signs of hypermobility exactly half of the participants trained sports as amateurs, while in the group of people with hypermobility the proportion was lower by nearly half. BHJS was not related to injuries and operations in the study group.
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