Table 2 Five point Hypermobility questionnaire

1. Can you now [or could you ever] place your hands flat on the floor without bending knees?

2. Can you now [or could you ever] bend your thumb to touch your forearm?

3. As a child, did you amuse your friends by contorting your body into strange shapes or could you do the splits?

4. As a child or teenager, did your kneecap or shoulder dislocate on more than one occasion?

5. Do you consider yourself “double-jointed”?

Answering yes to 2 or more of these questions suggests hypermobility (sens 85 %, spec 90 %)