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What happens when double-jointedness goes too far?

Marlene Thompson, MSN, APRN-CNP, a pediatric nurse practitioner in the rheumatology department at Akron Children's, discusses the negative side effects of double-jointedness, also known as hypermobility, as well as how they are treated.

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