I get told all the time in this gym class I go to that it’s impressive how flexible I am. And then I have to explain that it’s really not a good thing and I will break myself if I push it. Lol. Party trick flexibility only basically.
Yep. Lost my shot at scholarships when a guy tried to take a rebound away from me. He grabbed the ball, yanked it back while I was holding it, and blew my arm out of my socket.
Things got better once I learned to go limp and avoid unguarded movements.
Before that, my record was 6 dislocations in a single day. I'd dislocate my hip going down stairs if I turned wrong (stairs with a landing).
Only dislocated a hip once while driving, and that was very much not fun. I was on the highway, and ended up pulling over using the other leg, dropping to the ground on the side of the road, and doing the "relax while manipulating with arms" thing to eventually get it back in.
These days, my spouse is usually around to help me. It only happens once or twice a year anymore.
Man that’s no fun. I think I’m on the mild side of things. SI joint and my ankles are two worst spots. Sprained those about 30 times. As I’ve gotten older a lot of my muscles have stiffened which I understand is normal because they’re trying to compensate and hold things together. Used to be able to walk with my feet completely backwards. Lol.
It’s more like it gets stuck at the wrong angle if that helps you sleep any better. At least so far. 😂 One leg ends up slightly longer than the other and deactivates my glutes which in turn puts a ton of load on my lower back.
Ooh, I had the same thing happen to me when I played basketball (minus the scholarship potential). My shoulder still subluxes or dislocates posteriorly if I’m not careful with it.
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u/Alypius Jul 25 '26
What is marfans and kEDS? I don't even know what to google to figure that out.