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The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypermobility among Polish children aged 10\u201313\u202fyears and its association with postural defects and pain complaints.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 100 children (51% girls, 49% boys). The Beighton Scale, Brighton criteria, postural assessment, and knee and foot tests were used. Data were analyzed using\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      tests,\n                      <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, Kruskal\u2013Wallis test, Spearman correlation, with\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05 considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Joint hypermobility was identified in 35% of participants, more frequently in girls. Full-symptom BJHS was rare (&amp;lt;5%), whereas 39% of children met major or minor Brighton criteria. Excessive joint mobility was correlated with mild postural abnormalities (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c1<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.21\u20130.35;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;\u202f0.05). In multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age and sex, the association between Beighton score and clinical signs suggestive of scoliosis was no longer statistically significant (aOR\u202f=\u202f1.25; 95% CI: 0.91\u20131.70;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.164). Children with higher Beighton scores more often reported pain and joint instability.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Joint hypermobility is present in a significant proportion of children, more commonly in girls, and is associated with mild postural deformities and musculoskeletal complaints. Early diagnosis and individualized preventive strategies may reduce the risk of chronic pain development and progression of postural defects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1856830","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T05:35:12Z","timestamp":1788845712000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence of hypermobility in children and adolescents aged 10\u201313\u202fyears in correlation with postural defects\u2014a preliminary report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Klaudia Paula","family":"Czorniej","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bia\u0142ystok","place":["Bia\u0142ystok, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wojciech","family":"Ku\u0142ak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bia\u0142ystok","place":["Bia\u0142ystok, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"260","DOI":"10.1007\/s00296-003-0434-9","article-title":"The prevalence of joint hypermobility among high school students","volume":"25","author":"Se\u00e7kin","year":"2005","journal-title":"Rheumatol Int"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"441","DOI":"10.35366\/99145","article-title":"S\u00edndrome de hipermovilidad articular [joint hypermobility syndrome]","volume":"34","author":"Carbonell-Bobadilla","year":"2020","journal-title":"Acta Ortop Mex"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"445","DOI":"10.1007\/s00296-008-0528-5","article-title":"Is joint hypermobility important in prepubertal children?","volume":"28","author":"Yazgan","year":"2008","journal-title":"Rheumatol Int"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"582","DOI":"10.21037\/acs.2017.11.03","article-title":"Differences in manifestations of Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Loeys-Dietz syndrome","volume":"6","author":"Meester","year":"2017","journal-title":"Ann Cardiothor Surg"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1835","DOI":"10.1093\/rheumatology\/kem290","article-title":"Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility and benign joint hypermobility syndrome","volume":"46","author":"Juul-Kristensen","year":"2007","journal-title":"Rheumatology (Oxford)"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e27574","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.27574","article-title":"Joint hypermobility as a potential indicator of Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome","volume":"14","author":"Zou","year":"2022","journal-title":"Cureus"},{"key":"ref7","first-page":"116","article-title":"Hypermobility, the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and chronic pain","volume":"107","author":"Syx","year":"2017","journal-title":"Clin Exp Rheumatol"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"504","DOI":"10.1136\/ard.2004.026559","article-title":"Tenascin-X: a candidate gene for benign joint hypermobility syndrome and hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?","volume":"64","author":"Zweers","year":"2005","journal-title":"Ann Rheum Dis"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"188","DOI":"10.1136\/adc.80.2.188","article-title":"Joint hypermobility and genetic collagen disorders: are they related?","volume":"80","author":"Grahame","year":"1999","journal-title":"Arch Dis Child"},{"key":"ref10","volume-title":"Hipermobilno\u015b\u0107 staw\u00f3w. 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