Flexible joints that cause pain, dislocations, or fatigue often lead to one of two labels: hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD). The two overlap so much that the line between them confuses patients and clinicians alike.

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hEDS and HSD patients don't belong in the genetics clinic. That's the prevailing assumption, anyway.

At least half a million people in the U.S. have hEDS or HSD. Most are undiagnosed. Here is what that looks like in practice.