People who are ‘double jointed’ may be at heightened risk of long COVID, says study

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Updated on March 21, 2024

People who are ‘double jointed’ may be at heightened risk of long COVID, says study

People who are “double-jointed,” a condition formally known as generalized joint hypermobility, may be at heightened risk of long COVID, suggests a case-control study published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health.

They were 30% more likely not to have fully recovered from COVID-19 infection than those without hypermobile joints, and to be experiencing the persistent fatigue associated with long COVID, the findings indicate.

Read the study for more detail.

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