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Designed by Peter Beighton.

Defines hypermobility as achieving 3 of the following 9 actions;

1. Place both palms on the floor with the legs straight
2. Hyperextend the right elbow 15 degrees
3. Hyperextend the left elbow 15 degrees
4. Hyperextend the right knee 15 degrees
5. Hyperextend the left knee 15 degrees
6. Passively place the right thumb against the same forearm
7. Passively place the left thumb against the same forearm
8. Passively bend the fingers of the right hand backward 90 degrees with respect to the back of the hand.
9. Passively bend the fingers of the left hand backward 90 degrees with respect to the back of the hand.