Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, or both, which negatively affect the quality of life for children and adults worldwide. ADHD is known to cause significant psychosoci...
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, or both, which negatively affect the quality of life for children and adults worldwide. ADHD is known to cause significant psychosocial distress, including academic failure, divorce, unemployment, and incarceration, and increases the risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
While its cognitive and psychological impacts are yet well-documented, the implications of ADHD for physical health have only recently begun to receive increasing attention. Some of the known non-psychiatric health challenges associated with ADHD include obesity, autonomic dysregulation, musculoskeletal symptoms and joint hypermobility.
This paper investigates recently discovered links between ADHD and symptoms of joint hypermobility, and focuses on the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility, as well as ADHD comorbidity in connective tissue-related conditions, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d04a0f33f42c4445ad34a1ebd7fda82a2025-01-23T08:24:42ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-01-013710.12775/QS.2025.37.57296Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connectionJulia Kacperczyk0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6354-301XWitold Czyż1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4442-9900Michalina Wójcikiewicz2https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3671-1410Filip Arczewski3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5179-7255Karol Dziedzic4https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8317-723XJulia Kulbacka5https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1181-9104Maciej Wojszczyk6https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8668-8821Damian Zys7https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6578-6710Piotr Pasek8https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6218-9887Julia Ryniecka9https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5937-9498PaniCentral Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of LodzCentral Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, PolandMedical University of Lodz, Al. T. Kosciuszki 4, 90-419 Lodz, PolandMedical University of Lodz, Al. T. Kosciuszki 4, 90-419 Lodz, PolandCentral Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, PolandUniversity Clinical Hospital No. 1 of the Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kopcińskiego 22, 90-153 Łódź Norbert Barlicki Memorial Teaching Hospital No.1 of the Medical University of Lodz, ul. Stefana Kopcińskiego 22, 90-153 Łódź, PolandCopernicus Memorial Hospital, ul. Pabianicka 62, 93-513 Lodz, PolandMedical University of Lodz, Al T .Kosciuszki 4, 90-419 Lodz, Poland Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, or both, which negatively affect the quality of life for children and adults worldwide. ADHD is known to cause significant psychosocial distress, including academic failure, divorce, unemployment, and incarceration, and increases the risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. While its cognitive and psychological impacts are yet well-documented, the implications of ADHD for physical health have only recently begun to receive increasing attention. Some of the known non-psychiatric health challenges associated with ADHD include obesity, autonomic dysregulation, musculoskeletal symptoms and joint hypermobility. This paper investigates recently discovered links between ADHD and symptoms of joint hypermobility, and focuses on the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility, as well as ADHD comorbidity in connective tissue-related conditions, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/57296ADHDattention deficit hyperactivity disorderhypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromejoint hypermobilitygeneral joint hypermobility |
| spellingShingle | Julia Kacperczyk Witold Czyż Michalina Wójcikiewicz Filip Arczewski Karol Dziedzic Julia Kulbacka Maciej Wojszczyk Damian Zys Piotr Pasek Julia Ryniecka Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection Quality in Sport ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome joint hypermobility general joint hypermobility |
| title | Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection |
| title_full | Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection |
| title_fullStr | Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection |
| title_short | Does it take the joints to stretch a mind? The ADHD and General Joint Hypermobility connection |
| title_sort | does it take the joints to stretch a mind the adhd and general joint hypermobility connection |
| topic | ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome joint hypermobility general joint hypermobility |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/57296 |
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