#hypermobility problems

do any other hypermobile people know how to stand up straight without hyperextending their knees 😭

Normal jointed people think they want abnormal flexibility in a sex partner but you tell 'em one time that if they push too hard they'll have to help you pop your hip back in and suddenly they're changing their tune

How can I get a life that consists of something other then just being tired and sleeping.

Are you ever just standing there minding your own business, not even moving, and all of a sudden your knee decides to go on a hypermobile adventure?

-casually has to practice standing with knees unlocked-

how many stretch marks do i have to have before my entire dermis is just one giant fracture

So I see my physical therapist on Monday, but right now, based on the descriptions I had of my rib injury three weeks ago, the working theory is that I actually fully dislocated my rib instead of a simple subluxation. It’s still unstable and causing acute sharp pain, probably because I keep aggravating it trying to do aerial work and floor based dance. I’ve cancelled out of my remaining classes for the week and I’m sticking with light body weight training until I’ve discussed a treatment plan with my PT. The 6-8 week recovery time recommended by one of my dance instructors is looking more and more realistic which means I need to gauge if I will be safe to perform in October or if it’s a better idea to drop out and focus on healing properly before the performance season starts in earnest in November. To say I’m frustrated is an understatement. This is the most severe injury I’ve dealt with to date and lengthy recovery times that prevent me from training aerially are not something I’m used to. If this is the case, I’m going to see if there’s a way I can safely train the muscles needed for aerial inversions and what not so that I don’t lose too much by the time I return. Handbalancing does cause some discomfort, but I feel like it’s possible I can continue doing it if I avoid shapes that use too much of the torso. Hopefully the discomfort I’m feeling is tightness from the area getting inflamed with the initial trauma. Because then it’s just a game of mobilizing and monitoring for sharp pain. So anyways, that’s my current life update. Here’s to hoping that this is a quicker recovery than I’m anticipating.

Sometimes I think that I’m doing a good job in stabilizing my joints and then I swap out one of my hip strengthening training days for an aerial private and a few days later I’m walking like a newborn giraffe again because my hip is starting to give. Every time I start to think that my hypermobility issues are in my head and slack on my stabilization work, I get this nice little reminder that training is as much about managing chronic pain as it is for having fun and becoming a better performer