Thanks for your email – sounds like you’re having a bit of a tough time! Both Dr Ethan and Dr Alan have provided excellent answers to your question so no point covering it all again. Nevertheless, just a couple of questions and considerations.
Firstly, are you male or female? You see, from clinical practice I note that younger female patients tend to be more flexible than men. While I know this is a very broad observation and does not provide much information or comfort, if you are male, then the hyper-mobility consideration of other conditions becomes more relevant.
Then there are the injuries and your comment about poor healing. This is very interesting – what are the nature of your injuries? Have they occurred from a trauma or were the spontaneous. Tissue healing can be affected by all the conditions that my colleagues have mentioned, but also your general health plays a big role; things like smoking, diabetes, general physical fitness – all are important.
I know there are more questions than answers but I think you do need to be followed up. Someone from Sports Med or Rheumatology might be a good start and as Dr Alan mentions, if there are concerns then perhaps genetic testing is important. Generally as we age. Things naturally get tighter and stiffer, but I realise that this may not give much comfort.
Thanks for a great question and good luck with looking into this further.
BW
